688 Amendments of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU
Amendment 12 #
2014/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that changes in negotiating positions were not always fully conveyed in good time between relevant actors in Parliament, which, at times, affected the consistency of Parliament's approach;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to Written Declaration 2013(0002) on establishing a European day in recognition of the victims of European colonisation and colonial slavery,
Amendment 9 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the study from the European Parliament's Policy Department B, entitled ‘European historical memory: policies, challenges and perspectives’4, __________________ 4 http://www.ipolnet.ep.parl.union.eu/ipolne t/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/poldepb/ culture_education/pe513977_en.pdf
Amendment 20 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the history of Europe is inextricably linked with tragedy and the experience of various forms of totalitarianism, such as CommuStalinism, National Socialism, Fascism, colonialism, slavery, imperialism and other criminal systems which brought death and unimaginable suffering to millions of Europeans;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop ofin response to the trauma brought about by two all-powerful totalitarianism systems: National Socialism and CommuStalinism, which, although they differed in ideology and form, were both characterised by brutality and claimed the lives of millions; whereas it is inappropriate to argue that one was better or worse than the other; and whereas united Europe is founded on the basis of Judaeo-Christian ethics, Greek aesthetics and Roman law;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, while the dark episodes of Europe's 20th-century-history are crucial elements of the continent's collective memory, positive historical developments such as the emergence of welfare systems throughout the continent should also be remembered;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas for many European countries the end of the Second World War did not lmeadn tohe full freedom; whereas for many years after the war Europe was dividedenjoyment of rights; whereas Europe remained divided for some time afterwards, and its central and eastern parts not fully liberatedwere not independent until after 1989, when the opportunity presented itself for genuine integration across the entire continent;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the trauma of 1939-45 must not be allowed to be repeated, and in that regard remembering and accurately portrayunderstanding the past is of vital importance; whereas, also, the acceptance of historical lies or the denial of difficult episodes in history can lead to xenophobia and hatred; whereas the claim made for many years that the Katyń massacre was a German crime is a classic example of a historical lie;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas education plays a key role in understanding history and promoting historical truthperspectives, especially among young people, whose knowledge of history often comes solely from electronic media and whereas history education contributes to the acquisition of key and transversal competences which are essential to develop young people's curiosity, autonomy, open- and international mindedness, spirit of inquiry and ability to think independently and to resist manipulation;
Amendment 115 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture is a universal and easily accessible carrier of historical memory and content influencing Europeans' awareness and facilitating an understanding of dark episodes in theour past; whereas, also, history is a huge source of inspiration for artists and culture- makers;
Amendment 125 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the temptation can exist to use culture, particularly film and literature, for propaganda purposes, falsifying history and presenting inaccuratebiased interpretations of historical events;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas educational institutions, non- governmental organisations and the voluntary sector play a major role in documenting and uncovering the truthuncovering and documenting evidence of totalitarian crimes;
Amendment 146 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the presentation and teaching of history should be based not on political interpretation but on solid research workhistorical research and the development of historical and critical thinking skills; whereas the full opening up of historical archives will make it possible to carry out diligent research and to verify ‘historical lies’inaccuracies and/or false myths;
Amendment 156 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of a PlatfHouse of European Histormy of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, andfers multiple perspectives on history and shared interpretations of it, and hence provides a space for public knowledge, thought and debate; whereas EU financial support is essential for this projecit to achieve its mission;
Amendment 183 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a peaceful and prosperous Europe should be founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 195 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Pays tribute to all the heroespeople, known and unknown, who, acting out of a profound sense of humanism and faithfulness to their values, opposed the totalitarian regimes and demonstrated their humanity, often paying with their own lives; points to the importance of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which the European Parliament has awarded every year since 1988;
Amendment 213 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the sovereign role and positionrole of the Member States in designing their own teaching programmes; calls, at the same time, for selective memory to be avoided when these programmes are drawn up and condemns an instrumental approach to history and its political interpretation;
Amendment 258 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memorya responsible approach to the past, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truthhe ability to disagree about interpretations of the past without resorting to hatred and violence;
Amendment 277 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal for a Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the aim ofcreation of the House of European History, which iseeks to establish an international judicial body to deal with the most serious crimes of the Communist dictatorsarea for the exchange and sharing of historical analysis, open to all members of the public;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that modern media can play a vital role in promoting historical truthEurope's history, both by accurately portraying historical events and by granting appropriate funding to historical productions and educational history programmes;
Amendment 327 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Deplores the planned reduction in funds for the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme, and calls on the Commission to guarantemake funding for national andavailable for transnational educational and cultural projects which raise awareness of the darker episodes and other defining moments in Europe'san history, as foreseen in the next Europe for Citizens Programme;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in 2012, self-employment represented more than 15% of total employment in the European Union;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas economically dependent self- employed workers are rarely organised or represented by trade unions even if they are more likely targets of working time and other abuse;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas in many member states it is difficult for self-employed to acquire sufficient pension rights; whereas this increases the future risk of poverty for self-employed;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas self-employment is in many cases not the preferred option of the person concerned, but rather a necessity because of lack of other job opportunities or sufficiently flexible working arrangements to combine working and care;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to ensure core national social protection which, at a minimum, will safeguard the main sources of revenue in each country and guarantee access to basic social benefits, particularly in the event of illness, unemployment, maternity or disability, and retirement thus making it possible to combat poverty and social exclusion in the Member States; calls also on the Member States to draw up strategies for the development of social security in line with the ILO's proposals;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to ensure that all citizens have access to information regarding their rights to social protection;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat discrimination against women on the labour market and to adopt social protection measures to ensure that women's wages and welfare entitlements, including pensions, are not lower than those for men doing the same job, and to safeguard their maternity entitlements; calls also on the Council to speed up the adoption of the Directive on prenatal and postnatal leave;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Strongly supports the proposed establishment of a scoreboard of key employment and social indicators, which could be a first step to identify concrete benchmarks in the form of an EU social protection floor;
Amendment 102 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that voluntary self- employment needs to be recognised as a labour market flexibility measn option laboure that helps tocan create jobs and reduce unemployment, and that the expansion ofstresses that self- employment must go hand-in-hand with appropriate social protection for the self- employed;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States to facilitate the combination of work and care responsibilities by providing workers with flexibility with regard to working hours and working place in order to avoid that they have no other possibility for flexibility than to resort to dependent self- employment;
Amendment 105 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that all workers and self-employed have access to lifelong learning by redistributing existing EU and national funding from workers with permanent contracts only, to workers with all contract types and self-employed;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls on the Social Partners, Commission and Member States to analyse if and how self-employed workers should be included in collective bargaining, including specific strategies on how to include the concerns of self- employed workers in cases where national law does not allow for trade union representation of self-employed workers as well as how to foster interest representation of self-employed;
Amendment 109 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the need for up-to-date, more detailed statistics to be made available for the purpose of monitoring and assessing the economic significance of self-employed workers and the various categories of self-employment and dependent voluntary and involuntary self- employment, as well as their market share by sector, social group, age and sex; and asks for the inclusion of questions concerning dependent self-employment in the European Union Labour force survey.
Amendment 111 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Draws attention to the fact that the absence of a clear national definitions of self- employment considerably hampers the coordination of sociincreases the risk of fal security for self- employed workers among the Member States and may consequently restrict the free movement of workersment among EU workers and hamper their access to adequate social security;
Amendment 116 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to draw up a conceptual framework that will provide a legal definition of the nature and different forms of atypical employment in general and self-employment as its most widespread form, applying labour law and social protection measures in line with the various forms of employment and providing for the promote exchanges between Member States in order to create common understanding on what constitutes self-employment and false self-employment, stresses however that it should remain the legal resposnsibility of properly regulating social security for self- employed workers; also considers it appropriate to clearly identify false self- employment and to sanction employers if such cases are identifiedthe host member state where the work is done to determine the employment or self-employed status;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges Member States to ensure that self-employment does not become a tool of unfair competition or a means of preventing workers from benefiting from social and job security, or a means for employers to circumvent labour and social security law and that the social and employment rights of self-employed workers depend as little as possible on their status: i.e. employed or self-employed; also asks that self-employed workers should not be assimilated with employed workers, so as to preserve the advantages of self- employment and economic activity of this kind and help to develop a spirit of entrepreneurship and service quality;
Amendment 128 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages social partners to exchange of good practices between trade unions and professional associations on services provided to self-employed, on fighting bogus self-employment, and on organising own-account self-employed workers.
Amendment 129 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on Social Partners, the Commission and Member States to analyse if and how self-employed workers should be included in collective bargaining, including specific strategies on how to include the concerns of self- employed workers in in cases where national law does not allow for trade union representation of self-employed workers,
Amendment 136 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on Member States to promote and support group insurance for occupational accidents and illness; calls on Member States to ensure access to collective and solidarity based insurance and pension schemes for self-employed;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NotDeplores the Youth Strategy's weak impact during the first cycle (2010-2012), providing a flexiblstresses that the framework for cross- sectoral involvement of the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders was a good start but the efforts were not stringent enough;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotStresses that the employment aspects of the Youth Strategy have become ever more pressing given the current crisis and alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment and the estimated cost of 'non-action' within the EU; stresses that the next cycle (2013-2015), by focusing on youth unemployment, formal, informal and non-formal 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; stresses however that equal opportunities as objective does not take into account the heavy negative impact of both the crisis and the crisis measures on young persons and their participation in society; notes the focus of bringing young people into employment by any means and points out that this bears the risk of ignoring quality of work and rights at work for young persons, especially the right to decent income; deplores the range of measures taken to bring young people into employment with less rights or income and stresses that this borders on age discrimination;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2073(INI)
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), and disadvantaged youth, and to regions where the level of youth unemployment among young people is above 25%;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to combat early school leaving through dialogue between; stresses that without major integrated action the EU2020 objectives to reduce early school-leaving will not be achieved; calls on the Member States to improve and facilitate the structures for dialogue between: the concerned persons, the education sector and public and privathe employment services, through better links between and the social and family services; points to the effectiveness and efficiency of improving links and cooperation between actors in education, initial and further vocational training, and through the introyouth work; stresses that cooperation between institutions without dialogue with the concerned remains inefficient; stresses the strong integrational aspects of dual education of dual education systemssystems; calls on all actors to fundamentally improve and secure transition between education, training and employment as transition periods are periods of extremely high risk for those at risk of exclusion or dropping out;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2073(INI)
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; calls on the Member States to ensure that traineeships taking place within formal education have a defined pedagogical framework, and that those taking place outside formal education are with a set of rights including social security coverage and proper remuneration according to collective agreements and minimum wage legislation; calls on the Member States to urgently implement the Youth Guarantee and to immediately launch their projects in order to combat youth unemployment, drawing on the EUR 6 billion in EU funds available for the Youth Employment Initiative and adding sufficient own resources; calls on the Commission to give practical support to Member States implementing the Youth Guarantee and to ensure the involvement of Youth organisations in the design and implementation of the schemes at all levels;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2073(INI)
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; long term and continuous key investment to maximise the potential of young persons both in regard to the labour market and to society as a whole; stresses that there is both a strong social, democratic and economic argument for such investment; points to the high "return" of investment into training and skills; stresses that the ILO recommended a budget of EUR 21 billion to implement 'youth guarantee' programs across Europe over the seven year period 2014-2020; stresses that investment into youth guarantee programs should be exempt from austerity cuts;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2073(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, in particular the social partners and the youth organisations, when implementing the Youth Strategy. ; recommends that the Commission consult representatives of national youth councils when evaluating the implementation of the Youth Strategy;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the problem ofneed to combat early-school leaving; stresses that, without major integrated action, the EU2020 objectives to reduce early -school- leavers; calls for flexible learning pathways at EU and national leveling will not be achieved; calls on the Member States to improve and facilitate the structures for dialogue between the persons concerned, the education sector, employment services and social and family services; points to the need to improve links and cooperation between actors in education, vocational training and youth work;
Amendment 113 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new EU initiative for a Youth Guarantee scheme; calls on the Member States to fully exploit it; but stresses that the ILO recommended a budget of EUR 21 billion to implement "youth guarantee" programmes across Europe over the 2014-2020 period; calls on the Member States to commit themselves to implementing the scheme in an efficient and timely manner; highlights the need for sufficient funding for the initiative through the European Social Fund and other EU structural funds;
Amendment 160 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines the importance of the "Youth in action" programme which promotes young people's active citizenship, develops solidarity and promotes tolerance among young people; stresses that cooperation with neighbouring countries, notably Southern Mediterranean countries, should be strengthened by promoting European programmes and creating synergies with the work of the Mediterranean Office for Youth;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the definition of volunteer work proposed by the International Labour Organisation in its Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work (2011),
Amendment 4 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas creating an environment in which volunteering can thrive and is accessible to everyone is a lengthy process in which all stakeholders need to be involved;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to draw inspiration from the European Volunteer Measurement Project in developing measurement tools which can be used to identify volunteers’ needs;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a European statute for voluntary organisations to be adopted in order to help ensure that they are given proper legal and institutional recognition and to foster the emergence of a definition of volunteering which is common to all Europeans and consistent with the definition proposed by the International Labour Organisation in its Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its support for the Commission’s European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps initiative intended to help the EU to respond more effectively to humanitarian crises by providing support for the training, mobilisation and coordination of volunteers for EU humanitarian aid operations; calls on the Member States to protect the voluntary sector against unscrupulous commercial firms which are misappropriating the term ‘volunteering’ in the humanitarian tourism sector;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that volunteering, which is becoming increasingly common among both young and elderly people, promotes intercultural learning, a sense of European identity and intergenerational solidarity and fosters active ageing and lifelong civic participation;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to introduce a volunteering policy worthy of the name and to use the open method of cooperation to foster dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders in the various Member States; calls on the Member States to foster cooperation with third countries, in particular those taking part in the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges national authorities to introduce a special visa for volunteers in order to foster the mobility of volunteers both within the European Union and between the European Union and third countries;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the need for volunteering to be encouraged as part of corporate social responsibility strategies, in keeping with voluntary international standard ISO 26000:2010 on guidance on corporate social responsibility;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to see to it that Member States make it compulsory for volunteers to have proper insurance cover, in order to protect their health and safety during volunteer work and protection against the loss of welfare benefits, such as unemployment benefit;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to facilitate volunteering through the provision of formal, informal and non-formal training to enhance volunteers' skills and empower them in their work;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. whereas education and training policies can play a crucial role in combating the high level of youth unemployment; whereas keeping up with a rapidly evolving labour market requires more investment is required in vocational education and training (VET), higher education and research, while taking into account the qualifications required for the creation of green jobs, in line with the Europe 2020 flagship initiative ‘New Skills for New Jobs’;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in 2011, 7.5 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 and 6.5 million young people between the ages of 25 and 30 were not in education, employment or training (NEET);
Amendment 17 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. whereas early school leaving seriously hampers the economic and social development of the Union; whereas early school leavers are more often unemployed and at risk of social exclusion and, unless integrated measures are taken, the Europe 2020 strategy objective of reducing early school leaving will not be achieved; whereas early school leavers are more often unemployed and at risk of social exclusion; whereas back-to-school programmes offering early-leavers a second chance should be developed, and should take particular account of vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion with a view to encouraging them to play an active part in society;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. whereas EU mobility programmes in the field of education and youth bofost job prospects and encourage labour market mobilityer social inclusion and help young people to successfully enter employment;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an increased use of dual education systems which combine theoretical and practical teaching; highlights the importance of VET in striking the right balance between education and labour market demand; considers thatwelcomes the Commission’s proposal to set up a European Alliance for Apprenticeships; calls on the Member States to adopt a quality framework on traineeships and to enhance the promotvision of VET should not be done at the expense of higher education; emphasises the importance of improving quality standards in higadvisory and guidance services to young people at an early stage to increase their ability to make well-informed decisions about their educationfuture careers;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme but regrets the Member States’ failure to follow the ILO recommendation to provide the scheme with a budget of EUR 21 billion for the 2014-2020 period; calls on Member States to commit themselves to implementing the scheme in an efficient and timely manner; highlights the need for sufficient funding for the initiative through the European Social Fund and other EU structural funds.
Amendment 2 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. In order to create a strong and innovative Europe and to promote social inclusion, calls on Member States to increase the level of investment in quality education and training to prepaensure students for the ever-changing needs of the labour markethave the necessary skills and instruments to successfully enter and participate to the labour market; stresses that in the Semester process a number of Member States have been strongly called on to increase investment in education; stresses that lack of investment in education may negatively impact on the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal of 5 September 2012 for a Council recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (COM(2012)0485),
Amendment 12 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to provide more efficient educationensure that education is addressing the needs of every potential student in an efficient and participative way, with a focus on active citizenship, transversal, entrepreneurial and STEM-related skills, digital literacy and, foreign languages skills, to tackle mismatches between skills and labour market demandas well as skills needed in sectors likely to ensure quality and sustainable jobs, such as sectors linked to a sustainable and inclusive economy, environmental transition and information and communication technologies;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas accessible, flexible and high quality education and training have a crucial impact on the personal development of young peoplelearners, also promoting their active citizenship and wellbeing;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to further and safeguard an inclusive and integrated education system with a lifelong learning approach, providing equal access to all at all levels and offering tailor-made arrangements to meet the different needs of students, especially those at risk of non- participation or exclusion such as from vulnerable social groups, such asincluding Roma, migrants and disabled persons;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is necessary to examine closely future trends in the labour market needs in order to adapt and modernise curricula and offer the right skills for the right jobswith a view to improving EU citizens’ skills without detracting from the academic goal of passing on knowledge;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers thatStresses that the EU2020 target to reduce early-school leaving needs a major effort by all Member States; stresses that among other strategies Member States should reduce drop-out rates by launching early childhood education, development and care programmes, providing extra- curricular activities and engaging parents and providing a wide range of support structures, such as mentoring to disadvantaged students throughout their studies, helping them access the Erasmus programme and internships; stresses that current participation rates to the Erasmus program for students with lower level of revenue are lower than average and that real efforts need to be made to make EU programs more accessible and attractive for under-represented groups;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that increased language competences contribute to fostering mobility and improving employability, andpeople’s understanding of other cultures and inter-cultural relations; fully supports the Commission’s proposal for a new EU benchmark on language competences according to which at least 50 % of 15-year olds should have knowledge of a first foreign language and at least 75 % should study a second foreign language by 2020;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish and implement a European system for the certification and recognition of qualifications, formal, non-formal and informal learning, so as to encourage mobility of every potential student;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a holistic approach to education and training, and highlights the important role of non-formal and informal learning as part of an overall lifelong learning strategy aiming at a socially inclusive knowledge society with strong individuals and active citizens;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to facilitatproperly target the transition between the different educational and training pathways, assistfundamentally improve transition between education, professional training and employment, provide traineeships, work- based learning, apprenticeships and dual learning models and recognize competences based on non-formal and informal learning; stresses that also in the EU Semester process Member States have been called on to remove existing barriers to transition between education and training systems; stresses that young people are at higher risk in the transition phase and that Member States have to improve their policies to address the needs of those in transition, especially in relation to social security and income security, accessibility, funding and information;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to ensure equality of access to education and to bring forward measures that are in tune with learners’ needs, in particular those of members of vulnerable groups, such as people who are not in education, employment or training;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to prioritise public expenditures in education, training, research and innovation, and recalls that any budget cut in these fields will have a strong negative impact on the economic recovery of the Union and on progress towards meeting the Europe 2020 targets;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a recognition of youth and civil society organisations to be involved in the design and implementation of lifelong learning strategies; also highlights their role as complementary educational providers for non-formal and informal learning and volunteering, helping young people to attain both transversal skills and individual personal competences, such as critical thinking and problem solving, team work and communication, and self-confidence and leadeentrepreneurship;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to prepare teachers to focus on skills and competences, get acquainted with different cultures and adapt lessons to the communication and learning styles of their students; stresses the need to invest in lifelong learning for teachers;
Amendment 87 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the importance of involving young people in the setting up of education and training policies so that their needs can be better taken into account; recommends in that regard that the Commission consult representatives of national youth councils on the priorities for young people;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to regularly monitor and evaluateact on the education-related recommendations in the European Semester as soon as possible; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regularly monitor and evaluate, with all stakeholders including young people representatives, whether they have managed to provide equal access to inclusive and quality education at all levels and if skills resulting from education and training have increased students' employability.
Amendment 102 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of supporting young people, especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), by promoting high-quality traineeships and apprenticeships, dual learning and work- based learning; considers these as valuable steps in the transition from education to professional life;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to make full use of the European Youth Guarantee, and recalls that these types of temporary employment should act as stepping stones towards permanent workto invest in priority employment schemes for young people;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to raise teacher awareness of key competences, such as techniques for learning to learn, social and civic skills, initiative, cultural awareness and self-expression; draws attention, therefore, to the importance of investing in lifelong learning schemes for teachers;
Amendment 33 #
2013/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty. These provisions do not preclude prohibitions or restrictions justified on grounds of the protection of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological valueshall not apply to cultural objects, especially national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value, which cannot be treated as goods like any others, particularly in the light of the undertakings given by the Union and its Member States in the context of the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of diversity of cultural expression.
Amendment 38 #
2013/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Application of Directive 93/7/EEC has shown the limitations of the arrangements for securing the return of objects classified as national treasures which have been unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State and discovered in the territory of another Member State. These limitations stem, in particular, from the constraints imposed by the annex to the Directive as regards the categories of cultural objects covered, the thresholds it lays down in terms of age and financial value and the overly short time limits it sets for completing procedures and bringing proceedings.
Amendment 43 #
2013/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The scope of this Directive must extend to any cultural object classifieddesignated by a Member State as a national treasure possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value under national legislation or administrative procedures within the meaning of Article 36 of the Treaty. The criterion of falling under one of the categories referred to in the Annex to Directive 93/7/EEC should therefore be removed and thus the Annex itself should be deleted and the criterion of forming an integral part of public collections listed in the inventories of museums, archives and libraries' conservation collections or the inventories of ecclesiastical institutions should also be removed. The diversity of national arrangements for protecting cultural objects is recognised in Article 36 of the Treaty. In this context, mutual trust, a willingness to cooperate and mutual understanding between Member States are therefore essential.
Amendment 96 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point g
Article 3 – point g
(g) ‘volunteer’ means a third-country national admitted to the territory of a Member State to participate in a recognised voluntary service scheme, carrying out activities which are undertaken voluntarily on the basis of a person's own free choice and motivation, and without concern for financial gain and for a cause where the primary purpose is not profit, which benefit volunteers, those receiving services from a volunteer association, communities and society as a whole;
Amendment 98 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 –– point i
Article 3 –– point i
(i) ‘au pair’ means a third-country national who is temporarily received by a family in the territory of a Member State in exchange for light housework and/or taking care of children in order to improve his/her linguistic skills and his/her knowledge of the host country;
Amendment 105 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) provide the evidence requested by the Member State that during his/her stay he/she will have sufficient resources to cover his/her subsistence, training and return travel costs, without prejudice to an individual examination of each case. The provision of such evidence shall not be necessary if the third-country national is in receipt of a grant or scholarship, if she/he has received an undertaking of sponsorship from a host family, a firm offer of work, or an offer from an organisation operating pupil exchanges or a volunteering provider;
Amendment 113 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 124 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point a
Article 14 – point a
(a) be at least 17 but not more than 30 or, except in individually justified cases, more than 30 years of age;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the factors that could make Europe attractive include an active approach to employment, the prospect of real integration, and success in education and training for students from a migration background in the context of a ‘welcome culture’ minimising administrative barriers and a strong equality approach;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that different actors in the integration process have different strengths; while government agencies can provide information for migrants on public services, local educational institutions can offer language courses and skills training, trade unions can provide complementary information and support concerning employment conditions, while recruitment agencies often play a vital role in providing information during the pre-departure stage. Employers' associations can bring companies together to pool resources, and help with the induction process, while community and migrant associations play a key role as access points to the local community beyond the workplace. Given these different resources, the added-value of such an integrated approach, bringing all these actors to work together to provide a comprehensive set of services for migrant workers is clear;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks that migrants should have easier access to the labour market and that they should be able to rely on the quick and inexpensive recognition and validation of their diplomas, qualifications and skills and an effective skills evaluation in case of absence of documents for asylum seekers and those with international protection;
Amendment 188 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out that, even though the adoption of Regulation (EU) No. 1231/2010 allowed rights provided under Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 to be extended to third-country nationals, these rights can be claimed only in the case of cross-border activity within the EU, which means that most third-country nationals are excluded; expects that measures relating to access to social security already included in EU legislation, such as the Single Permit Directive will be implemented fully;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Commends the Commission's intention to conduct Eurobarometer surveys on trust in business; advocates that binding and accordingly implemented corporate social responsibility (CSR) can fully contribute to restoring lost confidence, as this is absolutely necessary for a sustainable economic recovery;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the EU as well as Member States to provide concrete information on, and education and training in CSR, in order for enterprises to take full advantage of CSR and be able to implement it in their organisational culture; points out and regrets however that the language of CSR is still mostly voluntary;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that, as a purely voluntary commitment, CSR is insufficient to deal with externalities resulting from the operations of multinationals, including environmental, social and human rights violations; reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for investors, especially those operating in developing countries, to respect cultural diversity, human rights, environmental and social standards;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EStresses that CSR shall apply to the entire global supply chain of a company, and therefore shall built up trust and fairness, aim at empowering all stakeholders; encourages Member States to integrate CSR into relevant education curricula;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that co- and self-regulation cannot be a substitute for appropriate regulation in any of the areas covered by CSR such as labour and employment practices, human rights, environmental practices, but believes that it cshould underpinbecome legally binding and thereby effectively upscale existing private and voluntary CSR initiatives by establishing minimum core principles to ensure consistency, materiality, multi-stakeholder input and transparency;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission's intention to launch a ‘'Community of Practice’' on CSR; considers that this must be complementary to and must go beyond a code of good practice for co- and self- regulation, allowing all stakeholders to engage in a collective learning process in order to improve the efficiency and accountability of multi-stakeholder CSR actions;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages enterprises to promote creativity and cultural projects within their CSR policies, in the context of civic commitment, and to stimulate growth and job creationas issues of prime importance in a context of changing society and work methods, also in terms of civic commitment;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), as part of the implementation process of CRS in investment decisions, shall combine investors' financial and economic objectives with their social, environmental, ethical, cultural and educational issues;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Encourages the Member States and the Union to take into consideration for their CSR agenda that the cultural and creative SMEs can have a significant impact on social and environmental change, inducing long term solutions to combat poverty in giving new impulses to the labour market and integrating social consideration;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the link between good corporate responsibility and good corporate governance can only be achieved if CSR is mandatory for companies and is a mainstream part of the company affecting its day-to-day financial strategy; believes that the Commission should explore opportunities to ensure that CSR strategy is agreed at board level.
Amendment 8 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the EU as well as Member States to provide concrete information on, and education and training in CSR, in order for enterprises to take full advantage of CSR and be able to implement it in their organisational culture; points out and regrets however that the language of CSR is still mostly voluntary;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that, as a purely voluntary commitment, CSR is insufficient to deal with externalities resulting from the operations of multinationals, including environmental, social and human rights violations; reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for investors, especially those operating in developing countries, to respect cultural diversity, human rights, environmental and social standards;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas corporate social responsibility (CSR) must not be used to redefine internationally agreed minimum applicable standards but to seek better to understand and implement, monitor the way in which these are directly applicable to business;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EStresses that CSR shall apply to the entire global supply chain of a company, and therefore shall built up trust and fairness, aim at empowering all stakeholders; encourages Member States to integrate CSR into relevant education curricula;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages enterprises to promote creativity and cultural projects within their CSR policies, in the context of civic commitment, and to stimulate growth and job creationas issues of prime importance in a context of changing society and work methods, also in terms of civic commitment;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), as part of the implementation process of CRS in investment decisions, shall combine investors' financial and economic objectives with their social, environmental, ethical, cultural and educational issues;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Encourages the Member States and the Union to take into consideration for their CSR agenda that the cultural and creative SMEs can have a significant impact on social and environmental change, inducing long term solutions to combat poverty in giving new impulses to the labour market and integrating social consideration;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees, nevertheless, with the analysis set out in the communication to the effect that CSR practices are still largely confined to a minority of big companies; stresses that regulation of all entities would create trust and fairness while strengthening monitoring and implementation;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that future key drivers for ‘scaling up’ CSR will include an emphasis on global CSR instruments, fresh momentum from leading businesses among their peers, the use of appropriate guided by company disclosure of social and environmental information, the use of binding regulation, a robust impact analysis of existing CSR initiatives, and increasing recognition within both the business community and wider society of the scale of global social and environmental challenges;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Restates its belief in the ‘business case’ for CSR, but reiterates that, where such a case does not apply in the short term in any given situation or company, it can never be used as an excuse for choosing irresponsibility and that commitments should be monitored while providing for an effective accountability mechanism for dealing with non-compliance;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that a deep flaw in CSR initiatives arises when companies avoid critical interest groups or sensitive issues relevant to their business and their global supply chain; calls on the Commission, working with financial authorities, to build on the previous work of CSR ‘laboratories’ in order better to identify how companies and their stakeholders can objectively pinpoint social and environmental issues which are ‘material’ to the business in question;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly supports the recognition, in the Commission communication, that ‘'helping to mitigate the social effects of the current crisis’' and finding sustainable business models is part of the social responsibility of enterprises; calls on businesses to undertake initiatives for youth job creation as a practical example of their commitment;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that business closures and retrenchment are jeopardising some of the gains made through CSR in terms of the employment of marginalisedvulnerable groups in society such as persons with disabilities; calls on the Commission to undertake a major analysis of the social impact of the crisis on such initiatives;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises that integration of environmental concerns such as biodiversity, climate change, resource efficiency, environmental health of the CSR into business operations offers potential to promote a sustainable recovery;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that all ‘finance for trade and development’ offered to private-sector actors by EU investment facilities, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development should include contractual clauses requiring compliance with the OECD Guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles and that provision should be made for their monitoring and accountability mechanisms for dealing with non-compliance;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative on national action plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles; calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) to play a far greater role in helping to lead implementation at a senior level and in encouraging an effective monitoring and reporting; calls for a ‘peer review process’ between Member States in order to advance implementation;
Amendment 136 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the ILO Helpdesk for Business on International Labour Standards as one-stop shop for managers could serve as baseline indicators for effective CSR reporting;
Amendment 166 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that a key driver of the socially and sustainably responsible investment market remains institutional investor demand; notes, in this vein, that disclosure is a key driver of CSR and must be principles-based;
Amendment 197 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Agrees that there cannot be a ‘'one size fits all’' approach to CSR but, recognising that the profusion of private and voluntary initiatives can generate additional costs and be a barrier to implementation undermining trust and fairness, calls on the Commission, together with other international bodies, to make a commitment to supporting the long-term objective of ‘'convergence’' of binding CSR initiatives;
Amendment 209 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recognises that the Laeken Declaration in 2001 points out that the EU institutions need to be brought closer to the Unions citizens;
Amendment 210 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Supports the development of the 'Solidarité proposal' for an inter- institutional human resources programme in the EU Institutions to facilitate the involvement of the Institutions' staff and trainees in community engagement through benevolent humanitarian and positive social activities, both as part of staff training and volunteering in their own time.
Amendment 7 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the protection of minors in the digital world must be addressed at both regulatory level, by deploying more effective instruments of preventhe educational level, with the aid of information and repression, and on the educational levelvention policies;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas exercise of European citizenship and the complete expression of rights require access also for mthe information and prevention policies can guarantee the proper development of the Internet as an important infors to the use of safe digital instruments and contentmation, training and sharing tool;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 42 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, in the free circulation of the audiovisual services of the single market, where digital service providers have differing responsibilities, the protection of minors and human dignity is pre-eminent; whereas, however, WebTV and hybrid TV are outside the scope of any controls;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 50 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the fact that personal information and data with regard to minors remain online can imply the illegal processing thereof,may prove dangerous as well as harmful to their personal dignity, thus compromising their identity and social inclusion;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Hopes for the continuation of the Safer Internet programme, with adequate resources and the safeguarding of its specific character and calls for a thorough review of its successes and failures in order to ensure maximum effectiveness moving forward;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the importance of the digital literacy and skills of minors being considered as a priority in the Union’s social and educational policyies;
Amendment 98 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for an educational alliance among families, school, civil society, interested parties and audiovisual services, in order to guarantee a balanced dynamic betweenppropriate access to the digital world andfor minors;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Commission to support the access of minors to safe and high quality digital content in existing programmes, dedicated to young people, education and the digital world;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 113 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the Commission propose a review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, including the production of quality online and offline services for young people, as well as recommending to the Member States to include these objectives among the obligations of the public service to more strictly control the rules governing advertising;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the slowness in the ‘notice and take down’ procedure in some Member States and wWelcomes the Commission's initiative in publishing an impact assessment in this regardon the 'notice and take down' procedure in some Member States;
Amendment 126 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthento evaluate the effectiveness of cooperation with the police to protect minors against online crimes as well as to coordinate, hotlines, and to makeexisting agreements with Internet services suppliers to this end;
Amendment 173 #
2012/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that digital citizenship is an essential element in Europeanmedia education is an essential tool for developing critizenship, in order to create knowledgeable citizens who arcal thinking in children and encouraging them to be active protagonists in digital democracy processes;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of investing in learning to meet the Europe 2020 targets and to strengthen European competitiveness, and urges Member States, despite budgetary consolidation processes, to improve access to lifelong learning (LLL) for all despite budgetary consolidation processesand in particular for the long-term unemployed and for young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET);
Amendment 9 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy is based on a plan for economic growth primarily based on knowledge and innovation is needed to make the EU emerge out of the actual crises, and it is important to implement the EU 2020 strategy framework in order to get through this crucial periodand education is one of its priorities;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas inadequatesufficient language knowledge continues to be an enormous obstacle to learning mobility;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for greater efforts to establish and implement a European system for the certification and recognition of qualifications formal and non-formal learning so as to improve national and cross-border mobility on the labour market;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas LLL should genuinely mean lifelong within the actual demographic context; whereas further consideration should be given to the prospects of the older people, starting with high-quality pre-school education and extending to the higher age bands;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 22 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need for educational and vocational guidance to help learners, trainees and workers identify the education and training path best suiting their inclinations and interests, and recognises that the anticipation of labour market trends can be very useful for all those involved in order to better target their actions and make informed choices; stresses the need to encourage the acquisition of qualifications and training in new sectors likely to offer sustainable and high-quality jobs, such as the sectors linked to a sustainable, inclusive economy, environmental transition and information and communication technologies;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the essential role played by public employment services in carrying out policies to support and advise jobseekers, in particular as regards assistance in seeking employment or training; emphasises that a larger number of these jobseekers must receive adequate training which facilitates their return to the labour market, and therefore urges Member States to make the necessary resources available;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the reduced funding for education and the lack of training placements offered by enterprises owing to the crisis; urges the Commission to define minimum standards that encourage the provision and completion of high-quality traineeships and to adopt a proposal on the European Quality Framework for Traineeships as soon as possible;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges Member States to implement the ‘guarantee for young people’ by taking specific, practical measures at national level, accompanied by adequate financial support, to guarantee that young people have decent work or can pursue studies or engage in further training in the four months after they leave school;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks Member States to prioritise expenditures in education, research and innovation that are considered to be investments for the future growth, but at the same time ensuring the added value of such investmentand the pursuit of economic balance;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks Member States to prioritise expenditures in education, research and, innovation and linguistic and cultural diversity that are considered to be investments for future growth, but at the same time ensuring the added value of such investment;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 50 #
2012/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the need for the skills acquired through voluntary service to be officially recognised, both professionally and in terms of education, in order to strengthen the vital links between non-formal learning and formal education;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the Commission Communication on ‘Education and Training in smart, sustainable and inclusive Europe’ does not give adequate coverage to the issue of early school development, particularly its linguistic dimension; believes that this stage in education should be seen as the most crucial for the individuals’ future educational attainment and development;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need for the acquirement of language skills since itfrom a very early age, covering not only the official languages of the EU but also regional and minority languages spoken in the EU, since these enables people to be more mobile and promote intercultural exchange;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises that it may be the case that thee positive impact on society in general of the activities of older that people get, the more likel, promoted by their participation in education and training activities, will behich are carried out for personal fulfilment or social contact;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages Member States to consider the possibility of introducing smalla wider system of grants for pre-university students from poorer backgrounds to encourage them to stay in education;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas artistic creation contributes to the constant development of the EU's cultural life and heritage;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission's determination to strengthen and facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure to bridge the digital divide; recalls that the new technologies and access to high- speed connections impact positively on citizens' education, information, communications and creation;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the push for more powersDraws attention to the dangerous tendency to recur to blocking of websites, which has always been a means of last resort and is an ineffective method of changing media consumption behaviour, and alsocan eventually legitimises censorship measures used by oppressive regimes;
Amendment 40 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘volunteer’ means a person who chooses, out of free will and motivation and without a primary concern for financial gain, to engage in activities that benefit the community, him or herself, and society at large and possibly additionally him or herself.
Amendment 45 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall cooperate to improve the consistency and coherence between relevant national volunteering schemes and the actions of the EU Aid Volunteers as well as to ensure higher cost efficiency.
Amendment 46 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Union shall foster cooperation with relevant international organisation, in particular the United Nations, and other humanitarian aid partners and stakeholders in the regions in implementation of the actions of the EU Aid Volunteers.
Amendment 49 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
- an evaluation of new skills and competences acquired based on existing EU tools such as the Skills passport or the European Qualifications framework
Amendment 55 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. These standards shall ensure duty of care and cover notably the responsibilities of the sending and hosting organisations, minimum requirements on the coverage of subsistence, accommodation and other relevant expenses, insurance coverage, security procedures and other relevant elements., including social security coverage during, before and after the service. The standards have to be provided to the volunteers. Volunteer representatives have to be consulted on changes addressing the rights and obligations of the volunteers:
Amendment 56 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a certification mechanism ensuring that sending organisations comply with the standards referred to in Article 9 and a differentiated certification mechanism for hosting organisations. Volunteer representatives shall be consulted when updating such mechanisms.
Amendment 58 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Candidate volunteers who have been identified and selected in accordance with Article 11 shall be eligible to participate in the training programme. The individual scope and content of the training each candidate volunteer needs to accomplish shall be determined on the basis of his or her needs taking into account prior experience and addressing the needs and circumstances of the project to which he/she is sent.
Amendment 59 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. As part of their training and notably their preparation for deployment candidate volunteers may undertakeshall be offered an apprenticeship placements in certified sending organisations, where possible in a country other than their country of origin.
Amendment 64 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The specific terms of deployment of volunteers shall be set-out in a contract between the sending organisations and the volunteer, including the duration and location of deployment and the tasks of the volunteer. The contract shall either specify the rights and obligations of the volunteer or indicate where the rights and obligations are documented.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0245(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) The network shall be used to set up a mechanism for the election of a volunteer representation of active volunteers, which will represent the volunteers and their rights in a similar manner as staff representatives.
Amendment 2 #
2012/0003(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
In Article 13(1) of Directive 2004/40/EC the date ‘30 April 2012’ is replaced by ‘30 April 20143’.
Amendment 13 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas volunteering is an informal learning experience suitable for persons of all ages; whereas it offers benefits in terms of personal development, strengthening of civic values and European identity, intercultural learning, acquisition of social skills and professional opportunities, as well as contributing to the aims of the European Union’s (EU) policies on social inclusion, employment, education, development of skills and citizenship;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas volunteering is an important factor in creating social capital andlinks, a determining factor for development and in promoting socio- economic cohesion, and in view of the potential of voluntary labour as a valuable resourcecontribution within the Europe 2020 growth strategy;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a huge variety between the different cultures, traditions, legal systems and organisational methods for volunteering in the EU Member States; in view of the persistence of various obstacles to its practice, since volunteering is not recognised in national law or in international law and must not be replaced by tasks which could potentially create paid jobs;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need to make volunteering accessible to immigrants and the Roma people too, as an essential element in encouraging their integration and social inclusion, with a view to furthering individual development and participation, the need to make volunteering accessible to all and especially to asylum seekers, refugees and resident immigrants particularly when they are unable to be employed;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5b. calls on the Member States to encourage employers, as part of their strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility, to support and encourage volunteering;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. AskUrges the national authorities, regional and local authorities and the EU to give financial and other support to the organisations involved in volunteering work, including all the associations and networks, with a view to enhancing their roles, activities and achievements for the benefit of society;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that lack of informationthe European institutions’ remoteness from citizens is one of the main reasons EU citizens are unable to make full use of their rights; urgescalls once again on the Commission, therefore, to propose a comprehensive communication strategy which pays particular attention to raising people’s awareness of the rights they enjoy as EU citizens; considers that Members of the European Parliament should also play their part at local level and provide information via constituency ‘surgeries’ as well as welcoming large numbers of citizens who ask them to sponsor visits to the European Parliament;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the right of EU citizens to receive news about European matters from independent media, as laid down in Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to facilitate mobility for citizens moving between the EU Member States and develop tools for improving academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study, thereby removing obstacles to the mobility of students and job-seekers; strongly recommends establishing common criteria for mutual recognition of formal and non-formal vocational training, for example by speeding up the adoption of the EQF system for the recognition of qualifications, transparency and the validation of skills;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the social dimension must be strengthened as a necessary condition for the development ond, in particular, fair access for all and better job opportunities must be guaranteed if the Bologna Process is to be developed;
Amendment 92 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls foron the identification of new,Member States to develop targeted and flexible funding mechanisms with a view to supporting growth, excellence and the particular and diverse vocations of universities;
Amendment 114 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the EU, in order to guarantee mutual trust, to consolidate a system ofestablish a common database for quality assuranceessment at both European and Member State level; asks the Member States to implement their national qualification assurance systems; calls on Member States to sign up to the European Qregister for common quality Aassurance Register, while respecting the diversity of courses and approaches among universities in terms of content and modes of learning;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the establishment of an effective Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education Area, following the example of the Bologna Process; calls on the European Commission to remove the obstacles to the movement of students and teachers, to support the networking of Euro- Mediterranean Uuniversity (EMUNI)ies, including EMUNI, and to continue the good practices of the Tempus and Erasmus Mundus programmes;
Amendment 216 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that the Bologna Process 2012 Biannual Ministerial MeetingConference in Bucharest must take into account the fact that the creation of EHEA has de facto laid down the conditions for joint competence of the EU and the Member States on the issue of higher education;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that it is essential to give all citizens access to information-society services and eliminate technical, legal and other obstacles which certain people may encounter when using ITC services – particularly people with disabilities and some older people; considers it essential, in this context, to tackle the obstacles which keep part of the population off- line;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 14 #
2011/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for digital literacy and trust to achieve inclusive and accessible e- governance to allow citizens' involvement; recalls in this context the importance of promoting literacy and improving and updating basic ITC skills in order to combat the digital divide, which is an increasingly common cause of social exclusion, particularly of older people;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to integrate digital literacy and transversal skills into education systemsand training systems and to provide instruction in the critical use of modern forms of communication and of media content.
Amendment 9 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the EU programmes for young people have had a great impact on enhancing educational and training opportunities for youth; appeals to the Member States, therefore, to enable students and apprentices from ENP countries to have access to education in Europeor training in Europe; supports, in this respect, the European Parliament’s written declaration No 0015/2011 on the establishment of Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes, which could promote the development of similar initiatives in other regions;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution on the Cultural dimensions of the EU's external actions (2010/2161(INI)),
Amendment 17 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
– having regard to the European Agenda for Culture in a Globalising World (COM(2007)0242),
Amendment 24 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the European Union and the Member States of the importance of removing obstacles to the free movement of persons and to obtaining visas, particularly in the context of exchanges of students, apprentices and teachers;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that fostering participation in EU cultural programmes benefits cultural policy development in ENP countries; welcomes, therefore, the launching of the Eastern Partnership Culture Programme and endorses the Commission's intention of following up on its Special Action Culture Programme; points out, also, that the procedures for submitting projects and for their evaluation and financing must be simplified in order for civil society in ENP countries to able to clearly identify and seize opportunities in complete transparency;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is in the highest interest of the EU to be economically ambitious and politically focused in its support to democratic transitions and economically ambitious,
Amendment 33 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Advocates the establishment of a cultural visa for artists and other culture professionals from ENP countries; calls also on the Commission to propose a short-stay visa initiative with the aim of eliminating obstacles to mobility in the cultural sector;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EEAS to support the efforts of civil society, free media and non- governmental organisations to introduce a democratic system and the rule of law in all those countries of the ENP where fundamental freedoms and human rights are being violated; recognises with concern the process of restriction of freedom of speech and harassment of opposition in, for example, Belarus.calls on the EEAS, furthermore, to condemn the increasing censorship and monitoring of the internet by repressive regimes; recognises, in this regard, the process of restriction of freedom of speech and harassment of opposition in, for example, Belarus and points out that the southern shore of the Mediterranean is experiencing unprecedented changes that the EU must support with new initiatives;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU should provide itself with flexible and properly funded instruments in order to match its ambitionshas instruments which, given sufficient resources and a genuine political will, would enable it to match its ambitions by adopting a new approach based on human rights and dialogue,
Amendment 65 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that differentiation based on each country’s political, economic and social realities, performance and achievements should be predicated on clearly defined criteria and assessable benchmarks;
Amendment 87 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the proposal for a European Endowment for Democracy, which is a timely to responsed to the clamour for democracy by the populations of our neighbouring countries; underlines that it should be based onrespect the principles of transparency and flexibility and be based on straightforward and light structures and procedures enabling the EU to react more quickly and to adapt its response to the situation in each country in a way that ensures that the democratisation process is owned by the populations concerned; stresses that it should complement already-existing EU Iinstruments and the exemplary work of longstanding European political or non- political foundations, without decreasing their resources; stresses that its scope and organisation should be clearly defined and that its structures and procedures should be light and straightforwardfree of any political or economic pressure and that it should work, above all, to promote democracy; calls for a truly political steering committee to be established with the participation of the European Parliament, which should also be involved in the ex-post control mechanisms; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to involve the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs in defining the objectives and operating methods of the European Endowment for Democracy;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of building a partnership with societies and, in that context, takes note of the proposal for a flexible Civil Society Facility (CSF), free of any economic or political pressure, as a way to target resources more effectively and efficiently towards civil society;
Amendment 123 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to provide a clear methodology and detailed benchmarks to assess the democracy record of these countries and to deliver regularannual, sufficiently detailed reports, which should be the basis for the allocation of funds under the new performance-based approach ‘more for more’; asks for these reports to be presented annually to its Committee on Foreign Affairs; insists on the need to systematically include civil-society organisations at all stages of the review process;
Amendment 135 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that human rights situations should be continuously monitored and that an annual assessment of the situation cshould be included in the annex to the annual progress report of each partner country with a clear mechanism to reconsider and progressively limit bilateral cooperation if human rights violations are confirmed;
Amendment 151 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that sustainable democracy, functioningequipped with effective and de- bureaucratised institutions, and the rule of law not only promote political stability and social welfare but also stimulate economic growth by improving the business environment and attracting investment, allowing new SMEs to emerge and fostering trade and tourism, all of which generate new jobs and new opportunities;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly supports the promotion of sub-regional cooperation and stresses the importance of developing partner-to- partner bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation, which would bring tangible benefits for citizens and improve the political climate in the region; emphasises that such sub-regional economic cooperation must be part of a wider integration plan encouraging the development of sub-regional projects in the areas of mobility, social and environmental protection, culture and education;
Amendment 213 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that regional and cross-border dimensions of sectoral cooperation should be strengthened in the cultural, social, environmental, tourism, educational, industrial, scientific, research and transport fields;
Amendment 218 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the EU should improve the management of migrationrethink its mobility and reception policy, providing better conditions for the establishment of legal migrants in the EU; considers that the EU needs to favour legal labour migration by concluding mobility partnershipconducive to the movement of persons between the EU and partner countries and between the partner countries themselves; considers that the EU needs to favour mobility partnerships which ensure respect for workers’ rights;
Amendment 233 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the importance of paying particular attention to the younger generation; stresses that the EU should increase cooperation in the fields of education, immediately broadening and increasing scholarship programmes and mobility of students and culture so as to strengthen civil society, promote democratisation and contribute to dialogue; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to open up existing programmes and to enhance student mobility by promoting university and high-school exchanges and public-private partnerships in the field of research; stresses the strong need for a structured information policy towards the citizens of the ENP partners concerning the possibility of participation in EU programmes;
Amendment 253 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the EU should advance its work on visa facilitation and readmission agreementsgreements in the utmost transparency, with a view to moving – once all conditions are met – to a visa-free regime; underlines that the provisions on asylum must be fully in line with international obligations and commitments and EU standards, especially in the human rights field;
Amendment 258 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Maintains that more areas need to be created for dialogue and consultation between civil society actors from the South and the North in order to raise awareness of the realities involved in the movement of persons and enable monitoring and assessment to focus on the human rights impact of European mobility legislation; believes that the EU should take the steps required to achieve that aim;
Amendment 273 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the importance of cofinancing specific tangible regional projects to contribute to a shared process of development and integration; in this regard, welcomes the opportunity offered bypoints out that the esrevitablishment of the UfMed UfM could offer the opportunity to strengthen complementarity between bilateral policies and regional policies, in order to achieve more effectively the goals of Euro- Mediterranean cooperation, based on the mutual recognition of common values; maintains that the UfM will be impossible to realise unless the rights of all the Southern Mediterranean peoples are recognised and respected;
Amendment 298 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Maintains that regional conflicts cannot be understood unless their cultural context is taken into account; calls for a coherent strategy to be implemented along the lines of the Blue Shield strategy, which gives culture a role in conflict prevention and the restoration of peace;
Amendment 310 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the proposal for the new European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the increase of funding for the ENP, as requested in its previous resolutions; considers that the distribution of funds should be flexible and adequate for both regions, with an approach that is performance-driven and not geographically drivencentred on commitments and progress as regards reforms in partner countries, as well as on their needs and capacities; notes that more flexibility and simplification should respect the right of democratic scrutiny and be accompanied by increased supervision of the spending;
Amendment 328 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that the CSF could be envisaged as an integral part of ENI; suggests considering the idea of redirecting the management of the ENI funds to the CSF if states fail to meet the conditions for financing due to uinsatisfactory performanceufficient take-up capacity;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 headline targets is to reduce the proportion of early school leavers to less than 10 % and to increase the share of the younger generation with a degree or diploma or equivalent level of education to at least 40 %,
Amendment 70 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages better career guidance and work experience schemes at school, in order to demystify the world of work for pupils and motivate them to set realistic goalfamiliarise pupils with the world of work and to enable them to make informed career choices;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates the crucial role played by the voluntary sector in promoting social integration and calls on Member States to make the widest possible use of the European Voluntary Service as a factor in personal, educational and professional development;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Suggests that mentoring schemes be set up in schools to provide students with exposure to high-achieving individualsindividuals who are in employment, especially if they were formerly at their educational institution;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can have positive effects under structured teaching conditions and can encourage motivation, learning and success; suggests in this connection that ICT training programme for teachers be set up;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that social and financial pressures on disadvantaged families can force students to leave school early in order to enter the labour market; calls on Member States to consider introducing a system of means- tested financial support for those who need it;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that a variety of agents in society parents and schools but also local authorities beare responsible for children leaving school prematurely, including not only parents and schools but also local authoritiesility for ensuring that children continue in education, and calls for closer cooperation between all these actors, together with local health and social services; notes that a ‘joined-up’ approach can be effective in helping individuals overcome multiple barriers to educational achievement and employment;
Amendment 116 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages Member States to invest in qualified and well-trained staffmultidisciplinary teams for both preschool and compulsory education; suggests that teaching assistants be employed in schools to work with struggling pupilsupport pupils according to their needs and to assist classroom teachers in their work;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of varied educational pathways for students, combining academic and vocational skills training, and calls on schools, where possible, to match educational programmes with labour market demand; points out, in this respect, that it is important to promote bridges between the education system and the world of work, as well as between training systems;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the principle of ‘learning to learn’ should be at the heart of all school curricula; notes that this is vitactive teaching methods are crucial into engaging more young people in the process of learning and encouraging them to expand their knowledge;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on Member States to develop a means of reintegrating early school leavers into the school system, such as through ‘second-chance’ schools which provide a suitable learning environment that enables young people to rediscover confidence in themselves and in their capacity to learn;
Amendment 172 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on employers, where possible, to recognise and support the right of young people who do not hold higher secondary education qualifications to time off work to study and train; notes in this respect the need to promote the participation of learners in the Leonardo da Vinci programme;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that investing in education and training and forecasting skills needraising Europeans’ qualification levels are crucial if the EU 2020 Strategy commitment of improving education levels, i.e. reducing school drop- out rates to 10 % or less and increasing completion rates for tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40 %, is to be met;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the measures proposed in the Commission communication will require strong policy coordination; therefore urges Member States, and particularly their relevant ministries, to become more closely involved in the process of early identification of skills needs; strongly believes that when education and training programmes are being designed effective communication between employers and, education institutions and training bodies, using specific mechanisms, is essential;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RWelcomes the establishment of the European Employment Observatory and recognises that the creation of an online tool such as ‘EU Skills Panorama’ could help future workers to choose a career path and acquire the right mix of skills, such as ICTs and languages, thus boosting their job prospects and adaptability; strongly believes that this forecast should have a 10-year time frame;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that universities cand training bodies play a key role in the regional economies of Member States and that universities are unique places where innovation, education, training and research come together and can lead to job creation; points out that cooperation between universities, training bodies, regions, governments and businesses is fundamental to Europe’s economic and social development;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to maintain the craft tradition and its associated skills and to establish strategies for craft retail entrepreneurs, in order to maintain the cultural identity of the craft sector; draws attention, in that connection, to the importance of supporting work-linked professional training and the mobility of young craftsmen and women, and calls on the Member States to make arrangements which encourage the creation traineeships and jobs for young craftsmen and women;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to raise the profile of Leonardo da Vinci, a programme which enables people to acquire new skills, knowledge and qualifications, and which makes vocational education more attractive to everyone; draws attention, in that connection, to the importance of increasing the budget for this programme;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the ability to communicate in foreign languages is considered important for all EU citizens and regarded as a useful skill by employers assessing applicants; therefore encourages this literacy requirement and supports the development of language teachingurges the Member States to take all the measures needed to ensure that foreign languages are taught in all educational establishments and training bodies;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that higher education systems and training bodies have the potential to prepare people for the world of work: for instance, SMEs with no R&D facilities can benefit from university research resources and expertise, and SMEs can offer students internships and employment opportunities; calls, therefore, for closer cooperation between higher education institutions and SMEcalls, therefore, for closer cooperation between higher education institutions, training bodies and SMEs; draws attention, in that connection, to the role played by cultural and creative industries in providing a learning and training environment conducive to the development of innovative, cross-cutting skills.
Amendment 8 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advises the Commission and the Member States to make a greater effort to reduce school drop-out rates, also for disabled people, in addition to promoting the integration of education and workbuilding of bridges between education and work and between training systems;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for education, including sport and education in the arts, to be provided from the pre-school age, in order to develop children’s skills, enable them to take their own decisions about their future and give them a sense of social responsibility, so as to prevent poverty from being passed on from one generation to the next;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the crucial role played by voluntary work in social inclusion and the fight against povertyas an instrument of cohesion and action to combat economic, social and environmental disparities;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for disadvantaged people to be guaranteed access to mobility programmes for education and work, such as 'Youth on the move'and for the share of the budget set aside for such programmes to be increased; Draws attention to the fact that 'Youth on the move’ should promote mobility for all apprentices, trainees and students and the recognition of non-formally and informally acquired vocational skills;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages initiatives that are also intergenerational, to reduce the digital divide of disadvantagedintegrate members of disadvantaged social groups into the digital society in the same way as other people, in keeping with the European Digital Agenda;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the knowledge and skills of poor people to be recognised and developvalued and for systems validating experience acquired in non- formal and informal training to be promoted.;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that some states are increasingly going back on their obligations regarding the secondment of teachers, particularly because of the difference between the percentage of children of their nationality being taught and the contribution that they are being asked to make to the Schools’ budget; points out that the cost-allocation mechanism must also help to encourage a fairer system with regard to payment of the school fees charged to parents who do not work for the European institutions or for companies that have an agreement with the European Schools;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to take steps to define the percentage of the special levy assigned to the European Schools; reiterates that, in order to maintain educational quality, this funding must be commensurate with the undertakings given in the Convention and in the Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Community;
Amendment 130 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for, on the one hand, an external evaluation of the European Schools’ syllabuses and, on the other, an evaluation of their educational practices via the PISA studies;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reaffirms that provision for students with special educational needs remains a priority and that the European Schools must do everything possible to improve their capacity for educating students with disabilities; asks the Board of Governors, in this regard, to ensure that coefficients are applied to this category of students when calculating class sizes;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas sanctions must be chosen in a fair, measured and intelligent way, and whereas the people of the country concerned must in no circumstances be the primary victims of those sanctions,
Amendment 48 #
2011/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Union has a genuine policy of incentives in this area with a view to providing leverage for reform, but whereas the full potential of those incentives has not been exploited for political reasonor economic reasons, or too often in order to protect the interests of certain EU Member States; whereas in theory there is no structural impediment to using external financing instruments to support democratisation,
Amendment 77 #
2011/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the events unfolding on the southern shore of the Mediterranean have demonstrated the limitations of a focus on security and stability, which has failed to stamp out poverty and social injustice; believes that, although there has been economic growth, its benefits have not been distributed fairly; highlights the need for a paradigm shift aimed at the genuine consolidation of democracy on the basis of endogenous, sustainable development that benefits the local population; takes the view that the EU must encourage the establishment of an environment conducive to the development of a democratic society;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that democracy must represent the culmination of a process involving the people, drawing on developments within the partner country concerned, which the EU will foster by providing support for civil society initiatives;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers a regular political dialogue between the Union and partner countries to be of the utmost importance with a view to identifying jointly the priorities and the objectives to be attained, encouraging mutual understanding and taking account of the history and individual characteristics of the partner countries;
Amendment 216 #
2011/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -17 (new)
Paragraph -17 (new)
-17. Stresses the need for a decentralised approach which complements the political dimension and is better able to take account of the realities of daily life in the countries concerned, by means of support for both local and regional organisations which help to consolidate democracy by creating forums for dialogue and exchanges of good practices with the Union and also with other partner countries in the same region;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the processing of sensitive data which mention racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical convictions or membership of trade unions and data concerning people’s health or sex lives must be strictly regulated, disclosure of such information being banned as a general rule;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of informing users of the identity of the competent data protection authority as well as waystheir right to access, to rectify and to delete their personal data and to exercise their ‘right to be forgotten’, i.e. to be able to stop their data from being processed and to have them deleted when they are no longer needed for legitimate purposes;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that personal data concerning the user’s professional situation should not be published or forwarded to third parties without the prior permission of the person concerned;
Amendment 189 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Debates/studies and interventions on defining moments in European history, in particular and European integration, inter alia to keep alive the memory alive of the crimes committed under Nazism and Stalinismtotalitarian regimes, such as Nazism and Stalinism, as well as those committed through colonialism, but also to promote reflection and actions to foster mutual understanding, respect and peace
Amendment 11 #
2011/0405(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Furthermore, it is important to foster and facilitate cooperation for the common benefit of Union and its partners, notably through pooling of contributions from internal and external instruments of the Union budget, in particular for Cross- Border Cooperation, infrastructure projects of Union interest that will pass through Neighbourhood countries and other areas of cooperation, such as education and cultural exchanges.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Addressing the major societal challenges identified in the Europe 20207 strategy requires major investments in research and innovation to develop and deploy novel and breakthrough solutions that have the necessary scale and scope, including for example the implementation of new research funding tools, such as innovation awards, especially when the markets fail to function. These challenges also represent major economic opportunities for innovative companies and therefore contribute to the Union’s competitiveness and employment.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Particular attention will be paid to ensuring a broad approach to innovation, which is not only limited to the development of new products and services on the basis of scientific and technological breakthroughs, but which also incorporates aspects such as the use of existing technologies in novel applications, continuous improvement, non-technological and social innovation, and maximising the dissemination, accessibility, and use of the knowledge produced. Only a holistic approach to innovation can at the same time tackle societal challenges and give rise to new competitive businesses and industries.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Social sciences and humanities research will be fully integrated into each of the general objectives of Horizon 2020. These fields constitute the foundation of the activities undertaken to tackle the whole range of challenges posed to the European Union from the point of view both of integration of citizens of all origins and of the access that citizens should have to education and social and cultural rights. This will include ample opportunities for supporting such research through the European Research Council, the Marie Curie actions or the Research Infrastructures specific objective.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
A key added value of research and innovation funded at the Union level is the possibility to disseminate and communicate results on a continent -wide scale to enhance their impact. Horizon 2020 will therefore include, under all of its specific objectives, dedicated support to dissemination (including through open access to research results and the data obtained), communication and dialogue actions, with a strong emphasis on communicating results to end- users, citizens, civil society organisations, industry and policy -makers. To this extent, Horizon 2020 may make use of networks for information transfer. Communication activities undertaken in the context of Horizon 2020 will also seek to raise public awareness onf the importance of research and innovation by means of publications, events, knowledge repositories, databases, websites or a targeted use of social media.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Cross-cutting actions will be promoted between Part I ‘Excellent science’ and the societal challenges and the enabling and industrial technologies to develop jointly new knowledge, future and emerging technologies, research infrastructures and key competences. Research infrastructures will also be leveraged for broader usage in society, for example in public services, promotion of science, civil security and culture. Academic and scientific literature is, from that point of view, a key element of research infrastructures. It is therefore vital that research findings obtained and validated through the work of Union- funded researchers be made accessible to the scientific community as a whole. Furthermore, priority setting during implementation for the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) will be adequately coordinated with the other parts of Horizon 2020.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
This will be achieved in particular by structuring and raising excellence in a substantial share of the high-quality initial training of early stage researchers and doctoral candidates throughout Member states and associated countries. By equipping early stage researchers with a diversity of skills that will allow them to face current and future challenges, the next generation of researchers will benefit from enhanced career perspectives in both public and private sectors, thereby enhancing also the attraction of young people to research careers. Doctoral candidates must, in addition, be clearly identified as one of the key target groups of the new programme for education, training, youth, and sport, whose resources must be brought into a complementary relationship with Horizon 2020.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.9 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.9 – paragraph 1
Clinical trials are the means to transfer biomedical knowledge to application in patients and support for these will be provided, as well as for the improvement of their practice. Examples include the development of better methodologies to allow trials to focus on relevant population groups, including those suffering from other concomitant diseases and/or already undergoing treatment, the determination of comparative effectiveness of interventions and solutions, as well as enhancing the use of databases and electronic health records as data sources for trials and knowledge transfer. Similarly, support for the transfer of other types of interventions such as those related to independent living into real world environments will be provided. In keeping with ethical principles, and in particular the Helsinki Declaration, data obtained from any research activities conducted on human subjects must be made public.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
In this context, the objective is to enhance social, economic and political inclusion, combat poverty, and enhance human rights, digital inclusiveness, equality, solidarity and inter-cultural dynamics by supporting interdisciplinary research, indicators, technological advances, organisational solutions and new forms of collaboration and co-creation. Research into open research methods should, moreover, serve to highlight the added value both from the point of view of effectiveness in terms of innovation and inventiveness and as regards maximising the participation of a wide range of actors in the innovation effort. Research and other activities shall support the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy as well as other relevant Union foreign policies. Humanities research may have an important role to play in this context. Specifying, monitoring and assessing the objectives of European strategies and policies will require focused research on high-quality statistical information systems, and the development of adapted instruments that allow policy- makers to assess the impact and effectiveness of envisaged measures, in particular in favour of social inclusion.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.4 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.4 – indent 3 a (new)
– Facilitating the widest possible access to scientific and academic literature and to research data in the above-mentioned regions.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to achieving the Europe 2020 strategy, which has set the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, highlighting the role of research and innovation as key drivers of social and economic prosperity and of environmental sustainability and setting itself the goal to increase spending on Research and Development to reach 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 while developing an innovation intensity indicator. In this context, the Innovation Union flagship initiative sets out a strategic and integrated approach to research and innovation, setting the framework and objectives to which future Union research and innovation funding should contribute. Research and innovation are also key factors for other Europe 2020 flagship initiatives, notably on resource efficient Europe, an industrial policy for the globalisation era, and a digital agenda for Europe. Moreover, for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives relating to research and innovation, Cohesion policy has a key role to play through building capacity and developing new tools to providinge a stairway to excellence.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Horizon 2020 should foster the development of new models for funding and disseminating academic and scientific publications, which are based on the production of papers by researchers and academics and unpaid peer validation of theories and results, in order to provide the broadest possible access to such publications.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting participatory research, science education, by making scientific knowledge and research data more accessible, by developing responsible research and innovation agendas that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by facilitating their participation in Horizon 2020 activities.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU. In accordance with ethical principles, including those laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki, the results of all research involving human subjects – in particular clinical trials – must be made publicly available.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. For the implementation of Horizon 2020, account shall be taken of advice and inputs provided by: advisory groups of independent, high level experts set up by the Commission; dialogue structures created under international science and technology agreements; forward looking activities; targeted public consultations; and transparent and interactive processes that ensure responsible research and innovation is supported, in particular by facilitating the circulation and exploitation of knowledge and open online access to the data and results produced by research funded under Horizon 2020 and ensuring that the results of research involving human subjects are made publicly available.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Particular attention shall be paid to the principle of proportionality, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a person, the right to non-discrimination and the need to ensure high levels of human health protection and to make the results of research involving human subjects publicly available.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Academic and scientific publications are a key research infrastructure component. They are a resource that plays a crucial role in the generation of new knowledge and innovation. It is therefore essential for research findings produced and validated as a result of work carried out by researchers in receipt of EU funding to be made available to the whole of the scientific community.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 15
Annex 1 – paragraph 15
All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines in order to address the challenges. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, the use of innovative research funding tools, such as innovation awards, particularly in cases where the market fails to perform its proper function, securing the best possible social return on public investment, social innovation and market take-up of innovations.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 16
Annex 1 – paragraph 16
Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challengeare a discrete field of research and shall be one of the bases for the activities to address all the challenges facing the EU, as regards both the inclusion of people of all origins and their access to education and to social and cultural rights. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 17
Annex 1 – paragraph 17
The specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’ also includes an activity to close the research and innovation divide with specific measures to unlock excellence in less developed regions of the Union, requiring, in particular, the broadest possible access to scientific and academic publications and to research data in those regions.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
The necessary reform must start at the first stages of the researchers’ careers, during their doctoral studies or comparable post- graduate training. Europe must develop state-of-the-art, innovative training schemes, consistent with the highly competitive and increasingly inter- disciplinary requirements of research and innovation. Strong involvement of businesses, including SMEs and other socio-economic actors, will be needed to equip researchers with the innovation skills demanded by the jobs of tomorrow. It will also be important to enhance the mobility of these researchers, as it currently remains at too modest a level: in 2008, only 7 % of European doctoral candidates were trained in another Member State, whereas the target is 20 % by 2030. Accordingly, doctoral candidates in all fields must be clearly identified as one of the key target groups of the new programme for education, training, youth and sport, and care must be taken to ensure the necessary complementarity with Horizon 2020.
Amendment 108 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2
Key activities shall be to support short- term exchanges of research and innovation staff among a partnership of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic groups, both within Europe and worldwide. This will include fostering cooperation with third countries and, in particular, strengthening scientific partnerships between the two sides of the Mediterranean and making Euro- Mediterranean research, innovation and technological development programmes more effective.
Amendment 112 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – part I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Academic and scientific publications are a key research infrastructure component. They are a resource that plays a crucial role in the generation of new knowledge and innovation. It is therefore essential for research findings produced and validated as a result of work carried out by researchers in receipt of EU funding to be made available to the whole of the scientific community.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, neurological and mental health disorders, overweight and obesity and various functional limitations are major causes of disability, ill-health and premature death, and present considerable social and economic costs. Innovative models for funding and disseminating the results of research work, such as innovation awards, are of essential importance in addressing these societal challenges and enabling the European research community to play an active and effective part in doing so.
Amendment 118 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – part III – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches, in particular in relation to funding research and disseminating research results in order to share knowledge that will facilitate and speed up innovation in these areas.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part III – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part III – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here, and must therefore be properly funded. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalities in European societies, such as gender inequalities or digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
The reasons for putting research, education and innovation at centre stage are straightforward. In athe context of the knowledge economy and increasing global competition and facing a demographic challenge at home, Europe's future economic growth and jobs will increasingly come from innovation breakthroughs in products, services and business models as well as from its ability to nurture, attract and retain talent, while allowing European citizens not only to benefit from these innovations but also to contribute, particularly by means of new technologies, to their emergence. While there are individual success stories across Europe, EU Member States on average underperform in comparison with global innovation leaders. Moreover, the EU is facing increased competition for talent from new centres of excellence in emerging economies.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
A genuine change in our innovation systems and paradigms is therefore necessary, which requires the adoption of new principles and practices based, in particular, on open and inclusive research and on the development of tools for managing intellectual property rights which promote transparency and exchange, and the development of new financing tools to ensure that research efforts are targeted, effectively and as a matter of priority, at issues of major public interest. Still too often, excellence in higher education, research and innovation, while clearly existing across the EU, remains fragmented. Europe needs to overcome this lack of strategic co- operation across boundaries – countries, sectors and disciplines. Moreover, Europe needs to embrace a true entrepreneurial culture, which is essential for capturing the value of research and innovation, for setting-up new ventures and actual market deployment of innovations in potential high-growth sectors. Europe needs to foster the role of higher education institutions as engines of innovation, as talented people need to be equipped with the right skills, knowledge and attitudes in order to drive innovation forward.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
The EIT has been set up precisely to this end – to contribute to sustainable economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the Union and its Member States. By fully integrating the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and innovation, the Institute will strongly contribute to tackling societal challenges under Horizon 2020 and bring about systemic change in the way European innovation players collaborate to promote open and inclusive models.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 1
Annex – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 1
Overcoming fragmentation via long-term integrated partnerships and achieving critical mass through its European dimension: Building on existing cooperation initiatives, the EIT brings the selected partnerships in the KICs to a more permanent and strategic level. KICs allow world-class partners to unite in new configurations, optimizse existing resources and develop open and inclusive innovation models, access new business opportunities via new value chains addressing higher risk, and larger scale challenges. Moreover, while there are a significant number of centres of excellence across EU Member States, they often do not attain the critical mass for global competition individually. The KICs' co- location centres offer strong local actors the opportunity to closely connect to other excellent partners across borders, thereby allowing them to act and be recognizsed globally.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 2
Annex – point 1.2 – paragraph 1 – bullet point 2
Enhancing the impact of investments on education, research and innovation and testing new ways for innovation governance: The EIT acts as a catalyst, adding value to the existing research base, by accelerating the take-up and exploitation of technologies and research outcomes. Innovation activities contribute in turn to align and leverage research investments and to make education and training activities more responsive to business needs. To this end, the EIT has been equipped with a substantial degree of flexibility to test out new innovation models, allowing for true differentiation in the KICs' governance and funding models and quick adaptation to better cope with emerging opportunities. The EIT also has the potential to develop new financing models, such as innovation prizes, allowing to maximise the public returns of the financing of research, ensuring that innovation not only tackles the most urgent needs of society but also can benefit rapidly to European citizens.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
The EIT will strongly contribute to the objectives set out in Horizon 2020, in particular by addressing societal challenges in a complementary way to other initiatives in these areas. Within Horizon 2020, the EIT will be part of the ‘tackling societal challenges’ objective but following the approach of seamless interaction across objectives, it will also contribute to ‘industrial leadership and competitive frameworks’ by stimulating results-driven research and fostering the creation of open and inclusive innovation models among high growth innovative SMEs. Finally, it will contribute to the creation of an ‘excellent science base’ by fostering mobility across boundaries – of disciplines, sectors and countries – and by embedding entrepreneurship and a risk-taking culture in innovative post-graduates degrees. The EIT will thereby significantly contribute to promoting the framework conditions that are needed to realise the innovative potential of EU research and to promote the completion of the European Research Area (ERA).
Amendment 43 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Moreover, the EIT brings a fully fledged education dimension to the EU's research and innovation policy, including through open access to research publications. Via innovative, entrepreneurial education it plays an important bridging role between the research and innovation framework and education policies and programmes and provides the long term commitment needed to deliver sustainable changes in higher education. Notably through new, trans and interdisciplinary EIT-labelled degrees the EIT is leading a collaborative effort towards education for innovation with clear spill over effects on the broader European agenda for the modernisation of higher education institutions thereby promoting the European Higher Education Area.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Joint Programming Initiatives, a key instrument for addressing fragmentation in research, should provide the nucleus of the pan-European KIC research base. In turn, KICs can speed up and foster the exploitation of excellent public research pooled together by the JPIs, thereby addressing fragmentation in innovation. The Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and the newly established Public and Private Partnerships provide platforms for promotion of large-scale industry-driven research and enhance the development of major technologies. The establishment of ‘patent pools’ in certain areas and open research will encourage the opening-up of research and act as a catalyst for efforts by both the public and private sectors (and by SMEs in particular). KICs can help in catalysing these major research investments to boost technology transfer and commercialisation and to develop new ventures within existing business via entrepreneurial talent. Through its knowledge triangle approach, the EIT will complement investment of the European Research Council (ERC) on world-class frontier research by addressing the whole innovation chain from ideas to application and exploitation and provide additional opportunities in innovation and exposure to entrepreneurship tofor 'Marie Curie' researchers and 'Erasmus for all' students.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex – point 1.3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
The EIT should promote the development of new tools for information and transparency on intellectual property rights intended to provide both public and private research stakeholders (including SMEs) with information allowing them to engage in research and the application of inventions, the acquisition of industrial property rights and the exploitation of research on an informed basis. The measures to be taken include ensuring price transparency, developing methods for assessing the quality of intellectual property rights at European level and developing common benchmarks for transactions involving patents.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
Annex – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
The '‘EIT investor'’ approach stands for a focus on identifying best strategic opportunities and selecting a portfolio of world-class partnerships – the KICs – to deliver on these. As part of this approach, the EIT awards the annual grants to the KICs based on their past performance and proposed activities in their business plan. The assessment of the business plans will be supported by external, independent experts. In this perspective, the EIT should not only set out broad directions and visions, but needs to provide KICs with an appropriate level of support and monitor their performance. At the same time, KICs are given a substantial degree of leeway to define their internal strategies and organisation as well as to deliver their activities and mobilise the talent and resources needed. The EIT can thus promote the establishment of ‘patent pools’ for sharing intellectual property rights in order to accelerate research on the basis of payment of adequate compensation to the holders of these rights.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 3
A good balance between co-operation and competition is equally important for bringing KICs to maximum performance. The EIT will incentivize KICs to engage in cross-KIC work in areas which offer a strong potential for synergies, e.g. via joint professional development courses, joint research activities, masters or PhDs degrees or cross-KIC mobility between academia and business, but also via joint research activities or the establishment of ‘patent pools’. At the same time, the EIT will provide incentives for a certain degree of competition to encourage KICs to stay focused on results and impact and take appropriate measures in case of underperformance.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 4
KICs not only build on their partners' existing excellent research base, but are also the front-runners for promoting and implementing the EIT's educational mission. The objective is to educate and train talented people with the skills, knowledge and mindset needed in a global knowledge economy. To this end, the EIT actively promotes, inter alia, the EIT- labelled degrees by monitoring their quality and coherent implementation across KICs. In this endeavour ta series of quality criteria will be applied by KICs for EIT- labelled degrees, to ensure the upholding of high academic standards and the reputation of European universities. They will also make extensive use of peer and expert evaluations, and establish a dialogue with national and quality assurance bodies. This will enhance the national and international recognition of the EIT labelled qualifications and raise their attractiveness globally, while providing a platform for collaboration at international level. In the future, KICs will be encouraged to expand their educational activities beyond post- graduate education to a greater variety of study modes to cater for a wider range of innovative, professional development activities, involving executive education, tailor-made training courses and summer schools. To enhance the impact of KICs' educational activities and to reach out to a wider audience, KICs may envisage the design, on an experimental basis, of modules for undergraduate courses or packages targeted ato school education.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 4
Annex – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 4
The assessment of the themes proposed in the EIT draft as well as by the wider stakeholder community clearly showed a certain degree of variation regarding potential impact the establishment of a KIC would offer. As a result, a number of themes were discarded entirely; others were redefined in order to better respond to the specificities of the European and global context in this area. The regular assessment of the evolution of research potentials and the possible emergence of new innovation dynamics should be taken into consideration for future KICs in sectors that are not yet considered but fulfil the given criteria (as for instance in the maritime field).
Amendment 54 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Annex – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
The following thematic areas have been identified as those where the establishment of a new KIC has greatest potential to add value to existing activities and bring about a real boost to innovation. However this list of areas is neither closed nor exhaustive:
Amendment 55 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
In the initial period, the EIT has mainly focused its efforts on establishing the KICs. While it is a clear goal for the EIT to strengthen existing centres of excellence, the EIT will need to ensure it also delivers benefits to areas of the Union which are not directly participating in KICs. It is therefore mission critical for the EIT to actively promote the dissemination of good practices, such as open research and the open publication of results, for the integration of the knowledge triangle in order to develop a common innovation and knowledge sharing culture.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
In the future, the EIT must work to make the KIC experience understandable and replicable and build it into a culture that can act as a role model in Europe and beyond. By identifying, analysing and sharing good practices, as well as new governance and funding models from the KICs, the EIT seeks to ensure that knowledge generated within the EIT and its KICs is disseminated and capitalised upon for the benefit of peoplethe citizens, private entities and institutions, including those not directly participating in the KICs.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 4
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 4
Main drivers of learning at EIT level may be: innovation-driven research for the creation of new businesses and new business models, management of IP portfolios and new approaches to IP sharingthe development of new methods and new tools to provide greater transparency of IP portfolios and their management, improve IP sharing and systematise the modelling of licences facilitating transactions, including the possibility for SMEs and public institutions to participate more actively in innovation, entrepreneurship and new integrated forms of multi-disciplinary education; innovative governance and financial models based ion the concept of open innovation or involving public authorities, particularly for targeting research at the priority needs of society. This will help the EIT to be a role model and to act as a '‘game shifter'’ in the European innovation landscape and to become an internationally recognised innovation institution.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 7
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 7
Moreover, the EIT has a clear role to play in attracting talent from outside the EU. By creating a strong brand and forging strategic relations with key partners from around the globe, the EIT can add to the attractiveness of the partners within the KICs. In close cooperation with the KICs, the EIT should develop a strong international strategy, identifying and liaising relevant interlocutors and potential partners. In this context the EIT and its KICs should take full advantage of existing EU initiatives in the area, such as the 'Erasmus for all' programme and the Marie Curie Actions. In addition, the EIT can fosterUnion’s research, education, training and youth programmes. In addition, the EIT can foster open access, inclusive innovation, knowledge sharing, mentoring and networking by encouraging the setting up of an EIT alumni network.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 2 (inside the box)
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 2 (inside the box)
Set up/customise a web based tool to provide a platform for knowledge sharing and networking around the EIT, which will provide students, teachers and researchers who are not involved in existing KICs with easy access to information about ongoing work and the results of completed research.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 2 a (new) (inside the box)
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 2 a (new) (inside the box)
Develop tools to facilitate the identification of intellectual property rights involved in a field or in the context of research, as well as their acquisition, assignment or transmission as appropriate and depending on the needs of stakeholders.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 4 (inside the box)
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 4 (inside the box)
Make lessons learned and successes from KICs systematically accessible to the wider EU innovation community and beyond. This maywill include, in particular, the development of a repository of open course ware from the EIT's and KICs' educational and training activities which is accessible to all.
Amendment 64 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.3 – paragraph 3
Annex – point 2.3 – paragraph 3
The KICs will provide an ideal testing ground for new approaches to funding and management of innovation. The establishment of innovation prizes associated with specific licensing arrangements can accelerate research in areas of key social importance with a view to obtaining precise scientific and technical answers at short notice. Through KICs' experimentation and experience, the EIT will deliver a simplification agenda in key areas such as contractual agreements, simplified reporting, lumps sums and flat rates.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Moving away from a merely administrator role, the EIT headquarters will optimise their operational functions to steer the KICs to maximum performance and make good results widely available. There are efficiency gains to be achieved from providing a number of centralised services and functions, rather than at individual KIC level. While all KICs work on specific themes, a number of elements are of a cross-cutting nature and it is precisely there where the EIT can provide tangible added value. Such knowledge provider functions can relate notably to the EIT headquarters becoming an information broker and resourceful interlocutor, e.g. in fostering cross-KIC exchange and, transparency, information provision (in the field of intellectual property rights in particular), and developing mutual learning, facilitating relations with the EU institutions and other key organisations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD), or. It can thus focus on specific cross-cutting issues, such as counselling on IP,open research, collaborative research, IP and competition law, and technology and knowledge transfer, benchmarking against international best practices, or undertaking anticipation and foresight studies to identify future directions for the EIT and the KICs. The EIT and KICs should decide together where these tasks can be most effectively dealt with. In this regard, it will be of crucial importance for the EIT and the KICs to establish viable mechanisms for systematic collaboration around cross- cutting issues.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The rules concerning the management of intellectual property rights are defined in the Rules for Participation. However, the EIT should play an innovative role in developing tools to manage intellectual property rights that promote transparency and exchanges, to enable public and private players (particularly small and medium-sized undertakings (SMEs)) to become involved in research and take advantage of inventions.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The EIT should promote multi- disciplinary approaches to innovation, including the development of non- technological solutions, organizational approaches, new business models, open research and other collaborative approaches.
Amendment 9 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The composition of the EIT bodies should be simplified and should reflect the three dimensions of the knowledge triangle. The functioning of the EIT Governing Board should be streamlined and the respective roles and tasks of the Governing Board and the Director should be further clarified.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) New KICs, including their priority fields and the organisation and timing of the selection process, should be launched on the basis of modalities defined in the Strategic Innovation Agenda should be launched and selected through an open, transparent and competitive process.
Amendment 11 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The EIT should designate as many KICs as financially possible, provided that their scope falls within the objectives of Horizon 2020, that they meet the minimum conditions of establishment and that they can demonstrate performance according to defined selection criteria.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Cooperation on the organisation the monitoring and evaluations of the KICs between the Commission and the EIT is required to ensure coherence with overall EU level monitoring and evaluation system. In particular, the principles for monitoring the KICs and the EIT should be clarified.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 10
Article 2 – paragraph 10
10. ‘Stakeholder Forum’ means a meetingplatform open to representatives of national and regional authorities, organised interests and individual entities from business, higher education, and research, civil society organisations and cluster organisations, as well as other interested parties from across the knowledge triangle.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(3a) Article 4(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. The Commission shall appoint observers representing the three dimensions of the knowledge triangle to take part in the meetings of the Governing Board.’
Amendment 17 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) convene, at least once a year, the Stakeholders Forum to inform about the activities of the EIT, its experiences, good practices and contribution to Union innovation, research and education policies and objectives. SAll stakeholders shall be invited to express their views.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 7 – paragraph 1a
Article 7 – paragraph 1a
1a. The EIT shall launch the selection of KICs and designation of KICs according to the priority fields and time schedule defined in the SIAe as many KICs as financially feasible, on the basis of their quality and provided that they fulfil minimum selection and award criteria.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g
(aa) in paragraph 2, point (g) is replaced by the following: ‘(g) readiness to interact with other organisations and networks outside the KIC, with the aim of sharing good practices and excellence, including with less performing regions.’
Amendment 21 #
2011/0384(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 15 – point b
Article 15 – point b
(b) an annual report to be made public by 30 June each year. The report shall outline the activities conducted by the EIT and the KICs during the preceding calendar year and assess the results with respect to the objectives, indicators and timetable set, the risks associated with the activities carried out, the use of resources and the general operation of the EIT. Every year, the EIT Director shall present the annual report to the competent committees of the European Parliament.
Amendment 116 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The Programme covers education at all levels, in a lifelong learning perspective, in particular Higher education, Vocational Education and Training and Adult learning, School Education and Youththe following fields : (a) formal, informal and non-formal education and training at all levels, in a lifelong learning perspective from childhood on, (b) youth, in particular non-formal and informal learning and activities aiming at strengthening youth participation in society (c) sport, essentially grassroots sport. All these activities will especially target persons under-represented in education and the labour market as well as in these activities.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘'lifelong learning’' means all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences or participation in society within a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment- related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 124 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘'non formal setting’ means a learning context that is often planned and organised, but not part of the formal education and training systemeducation' means a process that provides people with the possibility of developing their values, skills and competences outside the framework of formal education.
Amendment 126 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘'learning mobility’' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning, including traineeships, andpprenticeships, volunteering, non-formal learning, or teaching or participating in a transnational professional development activity. It may include preparatory training in the host language, as well as follow-up activities. Learning mobility also covers youth exchanges and transnationalactivities, volunteering, non-formal and informal learning and professional development activities involving youth workers;
Amendment 132 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. ‘'Support for policy reform’' means any type of activity aimed at supporting and facilitating the modernization of education and training systems through the process of capacity-building for stakeholders as well as policy cooperation between Member States, in particular the Open methods of Coordination;
Amendment 136 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘'staff’' means persons who, either on a professional or voluntary basis, are involved in education, training or youth formal and non-formal learning. It may include teachers, trainers, facilitators, volunteers, school leaders, youth workers and non- educational staff;
Amendment 138 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. ‘'youth worker’' means a professional or a volunteer involved in non-erson involved in non-formal, formal or informal learning;
Amendment 141 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘'vocational training’' means any form of initial vocational education or training, including technical and vocational teaching and apprenticeships, which contributes to the achievement of a vocational qualification recognised by the competent authorities in the Member State in which it is obtained, as well as continuing vocational education or training undertaken by a person during his or her working life;
Amendment 144 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Amendment 160 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Their contribution to the effective use of Union tools for recognition of qualifications and transparency and core European Union values in particular based on Article 9 TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Amendment 162 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of: (a) the promotion of European values in accordance with Articles 2 and 9 of the Treaty on European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; (b) the Europe 2020 strategy and its headline targets, in particular in the fields of education, employment and poverty reduction; (c) the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to; (d) the renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010- 2018), to; (e) the renewed Copenhagen process (2011-2020); (f) the renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning; (g) the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education and toraining, and (h) the developingment of the European dimension in sport, in line with the Union work plan for sports.
Amendment 174 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour marketparticipation in society, as well as to promote social inclusion, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners of all age, teachers, trainers, facilitators, volunteers, school leaders, youth workers and non- educational staff;
Amendment 177 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to improve the access of disadvantaged and/or underrepresented groups to all the EU's mobility programs, to education and training as well as Youth activities;
Amendment 196 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational mobility of higheyoung people or eaducation and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formallt learners or their trainers related to formal, non-formal or informal learning activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility maycan take the form of learning or studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
Amendment 207 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational strategic partnerships between organisations involved in education, training and/or youth activities or representing their actors or other relevant sectors developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting exchanges of experience and know-how;
Amendment 210 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) transnational partnerships between enterpriseorganisations and education institutions in the form of:
Amendment 211 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
– Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprises promoting employabiliorganisations promoting skills adapted to the needs of a sustainable economy and society, creating new sector-specific curricula, developing innovative ways of vocational teaching and training and putting the Union wide recognition tools in practice.
Amendment 215 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Support for policy reform and capacity building
Amendment 217 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support for policy reform action and capacity building shall include the activities initiated at Union level related to:
Amendment 223 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the policy dialogue with and between relevant European stakeholders in the area of education, training and youth;
Amendment 236 #
Amendment 238 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Amendment 241 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10b Actions of the programme In the field of youth, the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the following types of action: (a) learning mobility of individuals; (b) cooperation for innovation and good practices; (c) support for policy reform and capacity-building.
Amendment 244 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new)
Article 10 c (new)
Article 10c Learning mobility of individuals 1. Learning mobility of individuals shall support: (a) the mobility of young people in non- formal and informal learning activities between the participating countries as referred to in Article 18. Such mobility may take the form of youth exchanges and volunteering through the European Voluntary Service; (b) the mobility of those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders. Such mobility may take the form of training and networking activities; (b) a (new) the access of disadvantaged and/or underrepresented groups to all the EU's mobility programs, to education and training as well as Youth activities 2. This action shall also support the international mobility of young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, to and from third countries.
Amendment 246 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 d (new)
Article 10 d (new)
Article 10d Cooperation for innovation and good practices 1. Cooperation for innovation and good practices shall support: (a) strategic partnerships between organisations involved in the youth field, aimed at implementing joint initiatives, including youth initiatives and citizenship projects, and at developing active citizenship, participation in democratic life and entrepreneurship, through peer learning and exchanges of experience; (b) IT support platforms in the youth field and allowing peer-learning, knowledge- based youth work and exchanges of best practices. 2. This action shall also support development, capacity-building and knowledge exchanges in the youth field through partnerships between the Union and third countries, in particular with neighbourhood countries and notably through peer-learning.
Amendment 248 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new)
Article 10 e (new)
Article 10e Support for policy reform 1. Support for policy reform shall include activities relating to: (a) implementation of the Union policy agenda in the youth field, using the Open Method of Coordination; (b) implementation in the participating countries of Union transparency and recognition tools, notably the Youthpass, and support for Union-wide networks and European youth non-governmental organisations; (c) policy dialogue with and between relevant European stakeholders in the youth field, including structured dialogue with young people; (d) the European Youth Forum, resource centres for the development of youth work and the Eurodesk network.
Amendment 257 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
– [4%] of this amount is allocated to support for policy reform and capacity- building.
Amendment 260 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A sufficient amount of financial resources shall be allocated to the effective application of the partnership principle, as well as to the capacity- and competence-building activities of the social partners and of civil society organisations which are directly or indirectly involved in implementing the activities of the Programme.
Amendment 261 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The financial allocation for the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the programme and the achievement of its objectives as well as respect for the partnership principle; in particular, studies, meetings of experts and stakeholders, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.
Amendment 263 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish, as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
Amendment 271 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) To promote mobility and encourage fairness in study courses and exchanges, the EU should take all necessary measures to take account of the specific nature of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly their distance from continental Europe and their insularity.
Amendment 272 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) To strengthen the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and ACP countries as well as the overseas countries and territories in the Caribbean, the Pacific and Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, the administrative and financial arrangements for the implementation of measures provided for in this Regulation shall enable rules to be adapted to suit regional geographical conditions in the regional geographic context and enable resources to be increased as needed.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing the Programme, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure particular efforts to facilitate the participation of people withunderrepresented or disadvantaged persons as well as of people with special needs and/or difficulties for educational, social, ethnic; gender, physical, mental psychological, geographical, economic and cultural reasons.
Amendment 290 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Measures applied to sport must take into account the criteria laid down in the Council of Europe’s Anti-Doping Convention and European Convention on Spectator Violence, as well as in Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on promotion of the integrity of sport against manipulation of results, notably match-fixing.
Amendment 297 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the framework of the Programme, and complementarity to activities of Member States in compliance with Articles 165, 166 and 167(4) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union and other activities, in particular in the field of culture, research, industrial and cohesion policy, enlargement policy and external relationsemployment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, justice, consumers, development, environment, industrial and cohesion policy, enlargement policy and external relations, as well as in accordance with the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region as well as the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.
Amendment 314 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. "lifelong learning" means all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal education and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences or participation in society within a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment- related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
Amendment 317 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
2. "'non formal setting" means a learning context that is often planned and organised, but not part of the formal education and training systemeducation' means a process that provides people with the possibility of developing their values, skills and competences outside the framework of formal education.
Amendment 322 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
3. "‘learning mobility"’ means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning, including traineeships, apprenticeships, volunteering, and non-formal learning, or teaching or participating in a transnational professional development activity. It may include preparatory training in the host language, as well as follow-up activities. Learning mobility also covers youth exchangesactivities, volunteering, non-formal and informal learning and transnational professional development activities involving youth workers;
Amendment 329 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
5. “‘Support for Ppolicy reform”’ means any type of activity aimed at supporting and facilitating the modernisation of education and training systems through the process of capacity-building for stakeholders as well as policy cooperation between Member States, in particular the Open methods of Coordination;
Amendment 331 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7
Article 2 – point 7
7. "‘staff"’ means persons who, either on a professional or voluntary basis, are involved in education, training or youthformal or non-formal youth learning. It may include teachers, trainers, facilitators, volunteers, school leaders, youth workers and non-educational staff;
Amendment 335 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 8
Article 2 – point 8
8. "'youth worker"' means a professional or a volunteer involved in non-erson involved in non-formal, formal or informal learning;
Amendment 345 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 a (new)
Article 2 – point 28 a (new)
28a. ‘grassroots sport’ means all sports developed, promoted and/or organised for the largest possible number of beneficiaries;
Amendment 351 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall only support those actions and activities presenting a potential European added value and contributing to the achievement of the general objective as referred to in Article 4, as well as to raising awareness and fostering the development of the shared European education area.
Amendment 355 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Their transnational character, in particular transnationally with regard to mobility and cooperation aiming at long-termwith a view to achieving a sustainable systemic impact;
Amendment 360 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Their complementarity and synergy with other national, international and other Union programmes and policies, allowing for economies of scale and critical mass;in cooperation between young people, professionals and organisations in several countries, which fosters the development of a shared European education area and allows the structuring of sectors.
Amendment 388 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – point a – introductory part
(a) To improve the level of key competences and skills regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation ofenhance personal development, and promote social cohesion and inclusion of vulnerable groups at risk of educational disadvantage, the participation of lifelong learners and young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, and lifelong learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour market;
Amendment 397 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) To foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of educational and training institutions, as well as in youth work, notably through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers/youth organisations, NGOs, citizen platforms and other stakeholders;
Amendment 410 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutionsand research institutions, as a complement to the Marie Curie- Skłodowska programme, and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in third countries.
Amendment 501 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students, including those at PhD level, as well as of young people and jobseekers involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Master’s level shall be supported, particularly as an experimental measure, through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3). This project is in no way intended to replace grant schemes.
Amendment 509 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young people and staff to and from third countriespupils – including those in vocational education and training – apprentices, adult learners and staff to and from third countries – particularly, under the European Neighbourhood Policy, Southern Mediterranean countries – as regards higher education including mobility organizsed on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls, as well as non-formal learning.
Amendment 523 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational strategic partnerships between organisations and/or institutions involved in education, training and/or youth activities or other relevant sectors with a view to developing and implementing joint initiatives and promoting peer learning and exchanges of experience and know-how;
Amendment 525 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) transnational partnerships between enterprisesthe world of work and education and training institutions in the form of:
Amendment 528 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– Knowledge Alliances between in particular higher education institutions and enterprisesthe world of work promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant learning opportunities, including developing new curricula;
Amendment 532 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprisesthe world of work promoting employability, contributing to creating new sector- specific or cross-sectoral curricula, developing innovative ways of vocational teaching and training and putting the Union -wide recognition tools into practice.
Amendment 536 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) partnerships between regional and local authorities responsible for any aspect of education with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation, including cross-border regional cooperation (‘Regio partnerships’);
Amendment 539 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) IT support platforms, including e- Twinning, covering the educational and training sectors and youth allowing peer learning, virtual mobility and exchanges of best practices, and opening access for participants from neighbourhood countries.
Amendment 547 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes through partnerships between Union and third countries'’ higher education and training institutions as well as in the youth sector, notably for peer learning and joint educational projects, promoting regional cooperation, in particular with neighbourhood countries, including the Southern Mediterranean countries.
Amendment 562 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. This action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries – paying particular attention to the southern Mediterranean countries – and international organizsations.
Amendment 569 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – introductory part
Article 10 – point c – introductory part
(c) support the following European academic institutionsEuropean institutions, such as the following, pursuing an aim of European interest;:
Amendment 578 #
Amendment 579 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - title (new)
Article 10 a (new) - title (new)
Article 10a Specific objectives
Amendment 580 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
1. In line with the general objective, in particular the objectives of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018), the Programme shall pursue the following specific objectives in the field of youth:
Amendment 581 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
(a) to improve the level of key competences and skills of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote their participation in democratic life in Europe and the labour market, their active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, and through strengthened links between the youth field and the labour market;
Amendment 582 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
(aa) to foster quality improvements in youth work, notably through enhanced cooperation between youth organisations and/or other stakeholders;
Amendment 583 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new)
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new)
(ab) to support European cooperation and complement policy reforms at local, regional and national level in the youth field, the development of knowledge and evidence-based youth policy and the recognition of non-formal and informal learning, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of Union transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 584 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new)
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new)
(ac) to enhance the international dimension of activities in the youth field in complementarity with the Union's external action, notably through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between Union and third country stakeholders and international organisations in the youth field, and through targeted capacity-building in third countries.
Amendment 585 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purpose of evaluating the Programme, measurable and relevant indicators in relation to the specific objectives shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 30(2). The Commission shall take into account the indicators already established in the youth field.
Amendment 607 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new) - title (new)
Article 10 b (new) - title (new)
Article 10b Actions of the Programme
Amendment 608 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
In the field of youth, the Programme shall pursue its objectives through the three following types of action:
Amendment 609 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
(a) the learning mobility of individuals;
Amendment 610 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
(aa) cooperation for innovation and good practices;
Amendment 611 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new)
Article 10 b (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new)
(ab) support for policy reform.
Amendment 623 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new)
Article 10 c (new)
Article 10c Learning mobility of individuals
Amendment 624 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording
Learning mobility of individuals shall support:
Amendment 625 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
(a) the mobility of young people in non- formal and informal learning activities between the participating countries as referred to in Article 18. Such mobility may entail youth exchanges and voluntary work under the auspices of the European Voluntary Service, including innovative activities building on existing provision for mobility;
Amendment 626 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
(aa) the mobility of those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders. This mobility may take the form of training and networking activities;
Amendment 627 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This action will also support the international mobility of young people, those active in youth work or youth organisations and youth leaders, to and from third countries.
Amendment 640 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 d (new) - title (new)
Article 10 d (new) - title (new)
Article 10d Cooperation for innovation and good practices
Amendment 641 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
1. Cooperation for innovation and good practices shall support:
Amendment 642 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
(a) strategic partnerships between organisations involved in the youth field, aimed at implementing joint initiatives, including youth initiatives and citizenship projects, and aimed at developing active citizenship, participation in democratic life and entrepreneurship, through youth projects, peer learning and exchanges of experience;
Amendment 643 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
(aa) IT support platforms in the youth field, allowing peer-learning, knowledge- based youth work and exchanges of best practice.
Amendment 644 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 d (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This action shall also support development, capacity-building and knowledge exchanges in the youth field through partnerships between the Union and third countries, in particular with neighbourhood countries and notably through peer-learning.
Amendment 645 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - title (new)
Article 10 e (new) - title (new)
Article 10e Support for policy reform
Amendment 646 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new)
1. Support for policy reform action shall include activities relating to:
Amendment 647 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new)
(a) the implementation of the Union policy agenda in the youth field, using the Open Method of Coordination;
Amendment 648 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a a (new)
(aa) implementation in the participating countries of Union transparency and recognition tools, notably the Youthpass, and support for EU-wide networks and European youth NGOs;
Amendment 649 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a b (new)
(ab) support for EU-wide networks and European youth NGOs;
Amendment 650 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a c (new)
(ac) policy dialogue with relevant European stakeholders in the youth field, including structured dialogue with young people;
Amendment 651 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a d (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a d (new)
(ad) the European Youth Forum, resource centres for the development of youth work and the Eurodesk network.
Amendment 652 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 e (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The action shall also support policy dialogue with third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 691 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support to non-commercialfor European sport events involving several European countriesrun by non-profit organisations, which are recognised by national authorities or the representatives thereof and which aim to promote the widest possible access to sport both in a leisure context and otherwise;
Amendment 706 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sport activities supported shall, where appropriate, leverage supplementary funding through partnership with third parties such as private undertakings, subject to the condition of transparency.
Amendment 765 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) The financial allocation for the Programme shall also cover operating grants to NGOs active in youth work, education and training.
Amendment 777 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall provide the funding for guarantees for loans to students resident in a participating country as defined in Article 18(1) undertaking a full Masters degree in another participating country, to be delivered, in a transparent manner, through a trustee with a mandate to implement it on the basis of fiduciary agreements setting out the detailed rules and requirements governing the implementation of the financial instrument as well as the respective obligations of the parties. This experimental form of financing must, in no case, replace mobility grants or constitute a means of funding the structural cost of the studies in question. The financial instrument shall comply with the provisions regarding financial instruments in the Financial Regulation and in the Delegated Act replacing the Implementing Rules. In accordance with Article 18(2) of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, revenues and repayments generated by the guarantees should be assigned to the financial instrument. This financial instrument, including market needs, students’ needs and take-up, will be subject to the monitoring and evaluation as referred to in Article 15(2). The Member States shall be involved in implementing and evaluating the scheme. The various stakeholders, including students’ unions, should be included and involved in the evaluation.
Amendment 788 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The actions of the Programme shall be implemented in ways that provide for adaptation of the financial rules to address the constraints created by the remoteness of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, and to fund area-specific mobility projects linking the Union’s outermost regions with neighbouring third countries.
Amendment 813 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The Programme shall support the cooperation with partners from third countries, notably partners from neighbourhood countries and particularly the southern Mediterranean countries, in actions and activities as referred to in Articles 6 and 10.
Amendment 818 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – point a
Article 19 – point a
(a) the relevant Union policies, in particular those in the fields of culture and the media, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, justice, consumer, development and cohesion policy, as well as with the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea, the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership;
Amendment 833 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 834 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. Thatthree sector-based committees (for education/training, youth and sport). Those committees shall be a committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 839 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The committees may meet in various configurations to discuss matters of common interest.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union’s industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States’ actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through initial or continuing vocational training.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The ‘European agenda for culture in a globalizing world’1, endorsed by the Council in a Resolution of 16 November 20072 sets the objectives for future activities of the European Union for the cultural and creative sectors. It aims to promote cultural diversity and, intercultural dialogue, and the mobility of professionals, to promote culture as a catalyst for creativity in the framework for growth and jobs and to promote culture as a link for social inclusion and a vital element in the Union’s international relations. 1 COM(2007) 242 final 2 OJ C 287, 29.11.2007, p. 6.Or. fr
Amendment 36 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially NGOs or associations, small operators including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, is their difficulty accessing the funds they need to finance their activities, grow, maintain their competitiveness or internationalise. While this is a common challenge for SMEs in general, the situation is significantly more difficult in the cultural and creative sectors due to the intangible nature of many of their assets, the prototype profile of their activities, the lack of investment-readiness of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness of financial institutions.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the framework of the Programme, complementarity to Member State activities and compliance with Article 167 (4) of the Treaty and other Union activities, in particular in the field of education, research and innovation, social policy, industrial and cohesion policy, tourism and external relations.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In compliance with the principles for performance related assessment, the procedures for monitoring and evaluating the programme should include detailed annual reports and refer to the specificqualitative and quantitative, measurable, achievable, relevant and time- bound targets and indicators laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘operator’ means a professional, an organisassociation or foundation, a business or an institution active in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 45 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) to strengthen the competsocial and citivzenes’ dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors with a view to promotto sustaing smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for small and medium-sized enterprises, micro- enterprises and associations or foundations. This facility shall have the following priorities:
Amendment 50 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point a
Article 8 – point a
a) transnational exchange of experiences and knowhow on new business models,socio-economic models, based on peer-learning activities and networking among cultural operators and policy makers related to the development of the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 51 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 3
Article 8 – point f – indent 3
– stimulate cross-border mobility and cooperation between professionals, institutions platforms and networks in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 52 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
aa) supporting cultural action and the participation of artists in social integration activities;
Amendment 53 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
bb) supporting creativity and experimentation in cultural operators, irrespective of the size of the organisation concerned;
Amendment 58 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) supporting audience building and access to culture for all as a means of stimulating interest in European cultural works.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c
Article 10 – point c
c) activities by organisations providing a promotional European platform for the development of emerging talent and stimulfacilitating the circulationmobility of artists and works, with a systemic and large scale effect; . Artists should be able to exercise their rights effectively, without discrimination, particularly with regard to social protection or unemployment or retirement benefits, and irrespective of the EU country in which they work;
Amendment 64 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) relevant EU policies, in particular those in the fields of education, employment, social affairs, health, research and innovation, enterprise, tourism, justice and development;
Amendment 65 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
- percentage and qualifications of persons stating they have participated actively in cultural workshops or other kind of show creation or production.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– diversification and internationalisation of cultural operators and the number of transnational partnerships created;
Amendment 201 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring at Union level that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, safeguard and promote European cultural heritage, and strengthen the ecompetitivenessnomic capacity of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training, in particular through vocational training, while taking due account of the intrinsic value of culture.
Amendment 222 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The European cultural and creative sectors arelandscape is not homogeneous in its functioning and its economic impact. It is inherently fragmented also along national and linguistic lines. On the one hand, fragmentthis situation results in a culturally diverse and highly independent cultural landscapefield, providing a voice for the different cultural traditions forming the diversity of our European heritageand experiments and making a common cultural area for the peoples of Europe a reality. On the other hand, fragmentation lmeads to limited and sub-optimalns a series of obstacles impeding the smooth transnational circulation of cultural and creative works, and operatohampering cultural players within and outside the Union, which can lead to geographical imbalances and - subsequently - to a limited choice for the consumerin the area of access to cultural goods.
Amendment 228 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The digital shift is having a massive impact on how cultural and creative goods and services are made, disseminated, accessed, consumed and monetised. These changes offer greatwide opportunities for the European cultural and creative sectors. Lower distribution costs, new distribution channels and new opportunities for niche products can facilitate access and increase circulation of cultural and artistic works worldwide. In order to seizfully use these opportunities and adapt to the context of the digital shift and globalisation, the cultural and creative sectors need to develop newtheir management and digital skills and therefore require even greater access to finance, in order to upgrade equipment, develop new production and distribution methods and adapt theirdevelop their own fair and creative business models.
Amendment 258 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the fFramework of the Programme, complementarity to Member State activities and compliance with Article 167 (4) of the Treaty and other Union activities, in particular in the field of education, training, research and innovation, industrial and cohesion policy, social and health policies, tourism and external relations.
Amendment 262 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) With regard to the implementation of the Programme, the intrinsic value of culture and the specific nature of the cultural and creative sectors should be taken into account, and particular care should be taken to ensure that admi, especially with regard to the role played by not-for- profit organistrativeons and financial procedures are simplifiedtheir projects, should be taken into account.
Amendment 277 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. ‘'cultural and creative sectors’' means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and/or artistic and creative expressions, whether these activities are market or non-market oriented and whatever the type of structure that carries them out. These activities include the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education, management or regulation. The cultural and creative sectors include in particular architecture, archives, museums and libraries, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including documentaries, fiction films, children's and animated films and television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, literature, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts;
Amendment 301 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the economies of scale and critical mass which Union support fosters creating a leverage effect for additional fundpromotion of the intercultural dialogue which not only assesses the European cultural diversity but also forms a true cultural forum shared by European citizens;
Amendment 306 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ensuring a more level playing field in the European cultural and creative sectors by taking account of low production capacity countries and/or countries or regions with a restricted geographical and linguistic areathat participating countries or regions with a restricted geographical and linguistic area, or with a lower capacity for dissemination and/or production, enjoy the possibility of securing a more level playing field in the European cultural and creative sectors.
Amendment 311 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) actions enabling the European cultural and creative sectors to promote intercultural dialogue, increase mutual awareness amongst Europe's cultures and develop its political, cultural, social and economic potential, which constitutes genuine added value in the task of making European citizenship a reality.
Amendment 313 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. To be effective, the Programme shall take account of the specific nature of the different sectors, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches within independent programmes. To this end, the Programme shall establish a coherent support structure for the different cultural and creative sectors consisting of a grants system complemented by a financial instrument, as defined in Article 7.
Amendment 319 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
(b) to strengthenenhance the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, strengthening their capacity to adapt to industrial and economic changes, with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, while ensuring the provision of duly adapted support to non-commercial cultural exchanges.
Amendment 365 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for sm, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex I, a Guarantee Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors. It shall be open to culturall and medium-sized enterprises. This facility shall have the following prioritiescreative SMEs and organisations established in a Member State, provided that:
Amendment 373 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 (new)
This Guarantee Facility shall be established as an experimental project and shall be complementary to the allocation of financing through the Framework Programme grant;
Amendment 374 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 a (new)
The Guarantee Facility shall enable the cultural and creative sectors at large to grow, and in particular to provide sufficient leverage for actions and new opportunities;
Amendment 375 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 b (new)
The Commission shall provide a set of clear and precise parameters to the European Investment Fund, such as to enable suitable banks and financial intermediaries to be chosen to act in favour of culture and cultural and creative experiments, and to ensure that a balanced credit envelope in terms of sectors and size of supported SMEs is taken care of, in all Member States.
Amendment 384 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) It shall facilitate access to finance for small- and medium-sized enterprises and organisations in the European cultural and creative sectors;, thereby obligating the Commission to ensure, in its formal agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF), that banks or financial intermediaries cannot demand further guarantees in the form of personal guarantees or the alienation of any property rights such as distribution or production rights.
Amendment 414 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point e
Article 8 – point e
(e) the organisation of conferences, seminars and policy dialogue including in the field of cultural and mediaon cultural, media and digital literacy;
Amendment 463 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) supporting actions providing cultural and creative operators with skills and know-how, encouraging the adaption to digital technologies, including testing new approaches to audience building andwith a view to strengthening the whole sector, and promoting intercultural dialogue and social cohesion. This includes testing new approaches to audience development and testing of entrepreneurial and fair cultural and creative business models;
Amendment 472 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supporting actions enabling creative and cultural operators to cooperate internationalise their careers in Europe and beyondly, on the basis of long-term strategies;
Amendment 482 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
2. The priorities in the field of promotingmobility and transnational circulation shall be the following:
Amendment 487 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supporting the circulation of European literary works, or of works related to arts, crafts and culture;
Amendment 495 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point a
Article 10 – point a
(a) annual and pluri-annual cooperation measuresprojects, bringing together cultural and creative operators from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activitie, with a view to: – developing activities to stimulate intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding; – improving access to culture and the arts for as many citizens as possible, this being a means to combat social exclusion. This support measure shall be targeted at not-for-profit projects;
Amendment 507 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c
Article 10 – point c
(c) activities by organisations providing a promotional European platforms for the developmentpromotion of emerging talents and stimulating the circulation of artists and works, with a systemic and large scalefostering the mobility of artists and their works throughout Europe and beyond, with the potential to influence broadly the whole sector, and to provide for lasting effect;s:
Amendment 509 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 (new)
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 (new)
– facilitating mobility schemes for artists working in diverse countries, and informing and assisting artists and cultural workers in practical matters such as visas and social security schemes;
Amendment 510 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 a (new)
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 a (new)
– facilitating access to peer training and the development of skills in workshops and informal meetings;
Amendment 585 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point j a (new)
Article 12 – point j a (new)
Amendment 600 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall ensure regular monitoring and external evaluation of the Creative Europe Programme against the following performance indicators set out below. Particular attention shall be given to the Guarantee Facility. As an experimental project, the whole process of establishment, functioning and results shall be monitored and evaluated on an annual basis, following the different constitution phases: the conclusion of an agreement between the Commission and the EIF, a call for tenders within the Member States, the establishment of a form of agreement between the EIF and the chosen banks/financial intermediaries, the training of staff, the despatch of a communication on the tool itself to the operators, and the production of an impact assessment and progress report with a view to reflecting the situation in the next programme period. It has to be taken into account that the achievement of performance results of the entire Framework Programme depends on the complementary impact of other activities at European and national level affecting the cultural and creative sectors:
Amendment 656 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Annual work programmes 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17b laying down annual work programmes. 2. The annual work programmes shall specify, in particular, the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and the total amount of the financing plan. 3. The annual work programmes shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each section and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants, they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. 4. For the Guarantee Facility, the annual work programme shall include the eligibility and selection criteria for financial intermediaries, the exclusion criteria related to the content of projects submitted to the participating financial intermediaries, the annual allocation to the EIF and the eligibility, selection and award criteria for capacity-building providers.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure closer monitoring and improved assessment of the results achieved at European level by actions supported by the ESF, a common set of output and result indicators should be established which take account of qualitative aspects such as the ongoing nature of funded projects and the benefits in terms of job creation or integration.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education, sport and social, socio-cultural and cultural policies.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi a (new)
(vi a) Promoting creativity and innovation by supporting micro, small and medium- sized enterprises in leading sectors, including the cultural and creative sectors, and certain non-governmental and cooperative organisations;
Amendment 62 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness ofongoing development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises, business leaders and workers and increased investment in human capital, including training for young people and apprenticeship schemes.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. To encourage adequatctive participation of and access by non-governmental organisations toin actions supported by the ESF, and to facilitate their access to such actions, notably in the fields of social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity- building for non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, including accessibility for disabled persons through mainstreaming the principle of non-discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […], and through specific actions within the investment priorities as defined in Article 3, and in particular Article 3(1)(c)(iii). Such actions shall target people at risk of discrimination and people with disabilities, with a view to increasing their labour market participation, enhancing their social inclusion, reducing inequalities in terms of education, access to culture, educational attainment and health status and facilitating the transition from institutional to community-based care.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF may support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No […], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, inclusion, citizen participation, youth and sport, as well as Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […].
Amendment 41 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Libraries, museums, archives, educational establishments, film heritage institutions and, public service broadcasting organisations and other cultural organisations are engaged in large-scale digitisation of their collections or archives in order to create European Digital Libraries. Libraries, museums, archives, educational establishments, film heritage institutions and, public service broadcasting organisations and other cultural organisations in the Member States contribute to the preservation and dissemination of European cultural heritage, which is also important for the creation of European Digital Libraries, such as Europeana. Technologies for mass scale digitisation of print materials and for search and indexing enhance the research value of the libraries' collections.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In particular, a common approach to determine the orphan status and the permitted uses of orphan works is necessary to ensure legal certainty in the internal market with respect to the use of orphan works by libraries, museums, educational establishments, archives, film heritage institutions and, public service broadcasting organisations and other cultural organisations.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the purposes of this Directive, cinematographic, audio and audiovisual works, and photographs and other images, in the archives of public service broadcasting organisations and other cultural organisations should be understood as including works commissioned by such organisations for their exclusive exploitation.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to foster the Union's citizens' access to Europe's cultural heritage, it is also necessary to ensure that orphan works which have been digitised and made available to the public in one Member State are also available in other Member States. Publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museum, archives, film heritage institutions and, public service broadcasting organisations and other cultural organisations that use an orphan work in order to achieve their public interest missions should be able to make the orphan work available to the public in other Member States.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) When a Member State authorises, under the conditions established in this Directive, the use of orphan works by publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions or, public service broadcasting organisations and other cultural organisations for purposes beyond their public interest mission, right holders who come forward to claim their works should be remunerated. Such remuneration should take account of the type of work and the use concerned. Member States may provide that revenues collected from such use of orphan works for the purpose of remuneration but which are unclaimed after the expiry of the period fixed in accordance with this Directive should contribute to financing rights information sources that will facilitate diligent search, by low-cost and automated means, in respect of categories of works that fall actually or potentially within the scope of application of this Directive.
Amendment 133 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
2. This Directive applies to works first published or, broadcast or presented in a Member State and which are:
Amendment 137 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) Works published in the form of books, journals, newspapers, magazines or other writings, and which are contained in the collections of publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums or archiv, archives or other cultural organisations such as opera houses, theatres and orchestras, as well as music and dance ensembles, or
Amendment 145 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) Cinematographic, audio or audiovisual works produced by public service broadcasting organisations before the 31 December 2002 and contained in their archives., or
Amendment 146 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) Recordings of live performances, or photographs and other images of public performances, contained in the collections of other cultural institutions.
Amendment 165 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. A diligent search is required to be carried out only in the Member State of first publication or, broadcast or public performance.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The economic well-being and the social, economic, and cultural development of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as “the Union”) relies on sustainedy on the preservation and promotion of its heritage, its creativity, and innovation. Therefore measures for their effective protection are indispensible in ensuring its future prosperityts capacity for innovation; access to, and the transfer of, technology, knowledge, and culture contribute to development, and their role should accordingly be taken into account by taking measures to meet the new social needs of the information society, one model for which should be the Unesco Convention of 20 October 2005 on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Amendment 17 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Intellectual property rights are vital business assets that help toshould ensure that innovators and creators get a fair returnward for their work and that their investment in research and new ideas is protectedand should serve to disseminate technologies and knowledge by enabling everyone to gain access to culture.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The evolving digital economy has given rise to an increase in online intellectual property infringements involving counterfeiting, unauthorised copying and piracy which has had significant impact on the European economy and the cultural and creative sectors. It is therefore necessary to set up a European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy and to ensure that it has the necessary infrastructure and funding to perform its tasks effectively and to help combat infringements of intellectual property rights.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A sound, harmonised and progressive approach to intellectual property rights is fundamental in the endeavour to fulfil the ambitacilitate the dissemination and transfer of technologies, knowledge, and culture while specifically taking into account the cultural and social needs of the Union’s of the Europe 2020 Strategpopulation and the peoples of third countries in all their diversity.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The constant rise of iInfringements of intellectual property rights can constitutes a genuine threat not onlythreat to the Union economy, but also and to the health and safety of Union consumers. Therefore, effective, immediatand third country consumers alike. Effective and coordinated actions at European and global levels are needed to successfully combat this phenomenon, taking into account the general interest and without jeopardising the diversity of cultural expressions.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Office should offer a forum that brings together public authorities and the private sector, ensuring the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the value of intellectual property rights and the infringements of those rights, the development of best practices and strategies to protect intellectual property rights, and raising public awareness of the impacts of intellectual property rights infringements. Furthermore, the Office should fulfil additional tasks, such as to improve the understanding of the value of intellectual property rightsevaluate the impact of intellectual property rights infringements on creativity and innovation within the Union, enhance the expertise of persons involved in the enforcementvaluation of intellectual property rights infringements by appropriate training measures, increase knowledge on techniques to prevent counterfeitingpiracy, and improve cooperation with third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Office should offer a forum that brings together public authorities and the private sectorin cooperation with stakeholders as a whole, including representatives of civil society, ensuring the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the value of intellectual property rights and the infringements of those rights, the development of best practices and strategies to protect intellectual property rights, and raising public awareness of the impacts of intellectual property rights infringements and the implications entailed in the enforcement of measures relating to such infringements within the economy and in the research and health sectors, not least in developing countries. Furthermore, the Office should fulfil additional tasks, such as to improve the understanding of the value of intellectual property rights, enhance the expertise of persons involved in the enforcement of intellectual property rights by appropriate training measures, increase knowledge on techniques to prevent counterfeiting, and improve cooperation with third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) With regard to representatives of the private sector, the Office should involve, when assembling the Observatory in the context of its activities, a representative selection of the economic, sectors most concerned by and mostocial, and cultural sectors, exsperienced in the fight againstcially those which might be most concerned by infringements of intellectual property rights, and in particular representatives of right holders and Internet service providers. Also, a proper representation of consumers and of small and medium sized enterprises should be ensured. small and medium- sized enterprises should be ensured. With regard to representatives of civil society and in accordance with Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union, the Office should, when assembling the Observatory, make the necessary arrangements for the representation of consumer and user protection bodies, organisations and associations working in the field of data protection, the social partners, and cultural operators, including those in the voluntary sector.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving the understanding on the scope and impact of, and the enforcement of measures to combat, infringements of intellectual property rights, protected under European Union law or the national laws of the Member States, including industrial property rights, copyright and rights related to copyright;
Amendment 66 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improving the understanding on the value of intellectual property and knowledge about the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights on creativity and innovation within the Union;
Amendment 113 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 80 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. 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 94 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out the importance of taking measures to ensure that students are autonomous, mobile and have an effective social and health security system andccess throughout the Member States to health care and a decent accommodation for a reasonable price, as well as full portability of grants when they are abroad;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of non- formal education, such as intercultural learning, provided also by NGOs and various associations including social and cultural workers, in developing important skills and competences;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reminds Member States to introduce the learning of a secondfurther language at ans early stage in lifas possible (pre-primary school); points out that for people withoutlanguages are a sprecond language mobility will not become a reaition to better live up to mobility;
Amendment 183 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all young people, whatever their status (student, apprentice, trainee, job seeker, etc.), enjoy the same basic advantages, in particular as regards health cover, housing and access to culture;
Amendment 187 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly stresses that the smooth entrance of young people into the labour market depends mainly on the modernisation of VET institutions and universities to ensure that their study programmes match the needs of the labour marketon a better adequation of education systems to the social and economic development in Member States, therefore wishes a stronger joint involvement of VET institutions and universities to ensure that their study programmes offer a learning environment which favours autonomy, creativity and knowledge valorisation;
Amendment 196 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Strongly supports the EU target for 40% of young people to complete tertiary (i.e. higher and vocational) education; obtain an educational qualification or an equivalent qualification; considers that within the framework of the YoM scheme special attention should be paid to vocational training and that ambitious, quantified targets should be set with reference to, in particular, the EU 2020 strategy objectives;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas culture forms a fundamental basis for European identities and shared values,is at the heart of contemporary debates on identity, social cohesion, and the development of a knowledge-based economy, as is stated in the 2001 UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas culture should integrate and unite European citizens particularly everyone has the right to participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts and whereas cinema art, moreover, helps people to acknowledge one another, sharing times of crisis,he same human experience, helping to create a European identity;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas local and regional authorities play an important social and cultural role in municipalities and rural areas where they are often the only source of access to culture for the local community;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the EC to support the full digitisation of EU cinemas and to establish European and national programmes to support the transition to digital technologies and encourage the circulation of European films within an audiovisual sector that is globally very competitive;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that cinemas are places where people meet and exchange views and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions may limit access to European cinemassmall and independent cinemas and art house cinemas play their part in balancing and enriching the cinema mix and providing diversity, as well as helping to develop social ties, in particular in small towns and less developed regions; calls therefore for a solution to be found in which urban and rural areas work together to preserve them in Europe;
Amendment 146 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that film education constitutes an important element in developing positive personality traits, which represent common values recognised by societies and across generationhelps develop an analytical mind and train young people generally, as it enables learning about heritage to be combined with becoming aware of the complexity of the universe of images and sounds;
Amendment 169 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that new initiatives must be introduced as part of the next generation of the MEDIA programme to improve and promote translation, dubbing, subtitling and surtitling; recalls that the investment in new cinema technology and the transition to digital should improve accessibility for disabled people, particularly through the introduction of audio description;
Amendment 173 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Recommends that the MEDIA programme invest in VOD as part of its efforts to support pan-European distribution, promote transnational collaboration between platforms and reward initiatives involving cross-border collaboration;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Maintains that first-rate content must constitute a priority for the emerging broadband networks and must help to promote access to, and the sharing and dissemination of, cultural goods and services, open up spaces for creativity and expression, and foster exchanges between creative people;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, when carrying out their specific task, public service broadcasters must seek to offer a high standard and a wide range of pluralist audio-visual content, using the new broadcasting platforms provided by broadband technology to the population as a whole, using existing broadcasting platforms and the new broadcasting platforms provided by broadband technology, particularly for on- demand services, provided that these networks meet the same service quality requirements and maximise efficiency with regard to frequency use;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that Member States favour a policy making for the widest possibleequal access to content, the priority being to connect public services, especially schools and universities, to broadband networks so as to encourage knowledge-sharing, ands well as the promoteion of cultural and linguistic diversity and the enhancement of Europe’s cultural heritage;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the processes of globalisation reveal alarming systemic failures such as in financial markets and, climate change policy and human rights violations; whereas global threats and challenges require worldwide cooperation and collective action to tackle them as well as effective institutions and legitimate rules; recalling that if international organisations are to be legitimate and effective, they will have to reflect today's world,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU's commitment to effective multilateralism, as stated in the European Security Strategy of 2003, is the guiding principle of European external action; whereas the EU – stemming from its experience with cooperation among nations and institutions, rule-based order and multi-scale multilateralism – has a special global responsibility that it should continue to uphold; whereas the EU is equipped with the set of values – e.g. respect for human rights, freedom, democracy, equality, fraternity and the rule of law – and policy tools, including a single legal personality, needed to strengthen multilateral structures,
Amendment 74 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for Member States to develop a shared vision of the EU’s role on the international stage in order to apply a strategic approach and a coherent rationale in external representation by developing an EU strategy on each multilateral organisation aimed at enhancing the Union's role and strengthening its position; asks the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative and the Commission to draw up a White Paper on the role of the EU in multilateral organisations, proposing a comprehensive and strategic approach both for the short run and the medium-term future through to 2020;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. While retaining the EU's observer status in the UNGA and in accordance with the UN Charter and the intergovernmental nature of the UN, urges the EU to ensure – in order to allow the new EU representatives to speak effectively and in a timely manner on global issues – the necessary arrangements for the EU's effective participation in the work of the UN General Assembly, within its rolehile making full use of all the powers conferred on it by its status as a regional integration organisation, by consulting fully and comprehensively with UN Member States;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that an individual’s education influences his or her future life opportunities, and that it is therefore essential to ensure that education systems and standards are equitable and efficacious, so that everyone can benefit from quality education without discrimination of any kind;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured through educthe Member States can ensure better perspectives for Roma people in collecting and developing existing innovative practices, supported mainly by foundation,s and that investing in theNGOs, in order to foster education of Roma children and youth is therefore essentialon a local and regional basis;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve Roma children and youth in education, and to ensure theirtheir current educational systems, opening up to long- term participation therein, for instance by offering specistic and social projects proposed mainly by local and national NGOs, and facilitating special, intercultural training for school staff and providing after-school support and scholarships;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Suggests that EU education programmes like Comenius provide a line of access with a priority on good intercultural practices with minority children enabling all children participating to discover and share their talents and cultures;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women, while promoting an understanding of Roma culture and values among both the Roma and non-Roma;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends to encourage proposals to foster a better knowledge of Roma culture, to bridge misunderstandings and prejudgments;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools may indicate that pupilarents and parents are unaware of the importance of education; underlinesupils are not involved in designing the society of tomorrow, therefore, the importance of involving the parents of Roma children and the Roma community in an ongoing dialogue on educational matters;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is in favour of promoting training for families, thereby encouraging their presence in schools and their acting as a positive reference point for their children, and of promoting a strategy for optimising their children’s learning potential;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises that the Roma are under-represented in higher education, and requests that a recommendation be made to the Member States to develop specific – but not exclusive – affirmative action policies that promote Roma access to higher education.
Amendment 22 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas political and economic instability is the major driving force behind migration, particularly irregularinstability, authoritarian regimes and economic problems are the main forces driving migration, as they deprivinge affected communities of viable local prospects and, hence, of the right to choose whether to migrate or not and leavinge them with migration, often irregular migration, as their only option,
Amendment 67 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the expected sharp demographic growthlarge proportion of young people, both in countries of origin and transit, particularly in the Maghreb,who face hardship and are victims of bad government will seriously undermine the prospects for economic growth and job creation in those countries - thereby nullifying all efforts in this regard and leading to internal tensions and instability, as shown by the recent demonstrations in Tunisia and Algeria - and will put further strain on the integration capacity of receiving countries,
Amendment 74 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU urgently needs to reflect on how much it wants toshould open up its borders in coming years to migratory flows from countries of origin and transit in order to offset their internal demographic and social tensions, thus helping them maintain their internal stability, and how much it needs to invest in a renewed economic agenda for such countries, including an agenda focused on job creation,
Amendment 78 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 89 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, since remittances, which can play a potentially positive role in fostering the economic development, can, as was the case in Somalia and Eritrea, become a financing tool for forces which seek to undermine any prospect of stability; whereas maximum transparency should thus be ensured in the transmission of such fund of migrants’ countries of origin, their impact should be backed up by a development policy geared to ensuring consistency and effectiveness,
Amendment 92 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas EU foreign policy can positively complement and strengthen EU policies on migration, and must address all sources of instability in countries of origin and pursue an active dialogue with transit countries on uniform, human rights-based standards for their national laws on migration, thereby creating a level playing field where both receiving and transit countries follow the same rules and offer migrants the same level of protection;; and whereas the different level of development of transit countries calls for the provision of ad hoc EU financial assistance to help them reach standards comparable to those of the EU,
Amendment 98 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes and sSupports the VP/HR’s analysis and policy line highlighting the need for a comprehensive and cohesive approach based on targeted development and human rights strategies as an additional vital EU foreign policy instrument to tackle stability and security problems and enhance the effectiveness of peace-keeping and peace- building operations; believes that, in the context of the new foreign policy architecture introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and the creation of the EEAS, it would be important to consolidate further interinstitutional dialogue and reflection on the foundations and objectives of such a comprehensive approach, in particular as regards targeted programming and partnerships with beneficiary countries that can deliver a sustainable process of democratisation, good governance, respect for human rights and economic growth and thus reinforce security and stability;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that against a background of increasing multilateralism with several international players and major donors, such as the EU, the US, Japan, China and, potentially, in a longer term perspective, other BRIC countries, such as Brazil and India, stability and security are a shared objective and an essential pre-condition for global economic growth; notes, further, that the stability and security challenges are such that they require not only relevant resources, at a time of budget constraints, but also economies of scale and coordinated efforts; believes that a reflection should be started on an active dialogue between the EU, the US, Japan and China and international financial institution and all its partner countries on coordinated geographical and thematic security, stability and aid strategies, which would make for collective leverage and a more targeted and efficient allocation of resources; believes, also in the light of the recent White House foreign aid review, which highlighted the value of aid coordination with other major donors, that a first important step towards such a reflection could be an EU- US summit on enhanced cooperation on humanitarian and development aid to identify, from a transatlantic perspective, shared areas of interest and the foundations of policy coordination;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that support for politically and economically fragile states, as a source of irregular migration and security and stability tensions, should always include, in addition to budgetary relief and support, direct investment and EU market-access strategies, rural development and food securiovereignty strategies, green job-creation policies, infrastructure development, and strategies geared to promoting democratisation and good governance, social inclusion and religious tolerance, thereby maximising local prospects and alternatives for potential migrants; firmly believes that such strategies must be based on active partnerships which draw on the principles of ownership and empowerment of the beneficiary countries, but also on targets, clear roadmaps and conditions for their achievement co-defined with donor countries, and on benchmarks and strict accountability standards;
Amendment 119 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that in its resolution of 21 September 2010 on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward* Parliament emphasised that the EU should not hesitate to apply sanctions when developing countries fail to respect their governance obligations under trade agreements, asked the EU authorities to ensure scrupulous respect for the principle of conditionality, as stipulated in the Cotonou Agreement, and emphasised that the same conditionality criteria should apply to the provision of support under both the European Development Fund (EDF) and the Financing Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI); stresses that similar conditionality criteria also should apply to EU assistance other than development assistance and humanitarian aid, and that such assistance should be based on partnership, shared objectives and values and allegiance and should be able to fulfil the expectations of both the donor and the beneficiary and that it should not be ‘cost- free’ for beneficiary countries to receive active support from the EU and then disregard with no consequences EU core values; asks the VP/HR and the Commission to pursue the objective of allegiance to the EU and its core values when shaping the architecture of EU financial assistance and in bilateral relations with countries which are beneficiaries of such assistance; believes that a reflection should be started at EU level on the bases of and scope of application of conditionality criteria to EU financial assistance1 and believes consideration should be given at EU level to how to ensure that EU financial assistance is invested as effectively as possible in order to improve living conditions in the countries of origin;
Amendment 132 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the value ofat EU election observation missions as the first important step in any process of democratisation and good governance, and believes that such missions should be part of a broader framework of support for a long-term democratisation process; highlights the importance of mediation and conflict- prevention and resolution strategies and of institution- and capacity-building for regional organisations, such as the African Union (AU), which plays an important role in peace-keeping and peace-building operations; believes that the support for the AU should include the development of an effective border-control capacity and support for its capacity to fight the exploitation of irregular migration and to provide relief for irregular migrants in situations of distress; considers that the effective strengthening of regional organisations as multipliers of regional peace and stability will foster regional integration and the emergence of cross- border economic areas;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 145 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the recent agreement on an EU-Libya cooperation agenda on migration, particularly as regards joint efforts to provide financial support for African countries in order to create viable alternatives to migration and the development in Libya of a more efficient system to manage labour migration, by allowing the maximisation of the skills of the migrants already present in the country; believes that agreements on a cooperation agenda on migration should be reached with other countries in geographic proximity to the EU which can be valuable partners inin order to provide joingt support – in accordance with international agreements – to fragile States in their neighbourhood and into offering migrants the skills required to access their job- market;
Amendment 151 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to consider as part of its ongoing review of the ENP the provision of specific funding for the development of a renewed, strong economic agenda in ENP countries, including an employment agenda; believes that a roadmap should be discussed with ENP countries on the alignment of their national migration laws with EU standards, including human rights standards, such as the right to asylum, a protection system for irregular migrants and equal rights for all migrants; encourages the conclusion of more mobility partnership agreements with ENP countries, in addition to the existing ones with Moldova and Georgia;
Amendment 163 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, when preparing the new external action instruments for the period after 2013, to ensure that the proposed architecture allows for synergies and mutual reinforcement between the development pillar and the security and stability pillar and provides for the rapid allocation of emergency and recovery funds, a rapid response to provide relief for migrants in a situation of distress, specific programmes to provide active support for religious minorities which may be under threat, and support measures to mitigate the consequences of climate change and preserve the economic and social environment of affected communities;
Amendment 168 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the European Union, the Council, the President of the Commissioncy, the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States, the US State Department, the World Bank, the IMFgovernments and parliaments of the EU candidate countries, the government and parliaments of the EURONEST and EUROMED member countries, the African Union, the Pan-African Parliament and, the International Organisation for Migration and the UNHCR.
Amendment 1 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Innovation Union initiative as a key pillar of economic, social and cultural development in the EU, particularly as regards inclusive education at all levels, including Vocational Education and Trainingnd welcomes the Commission’s recommendation to step up investment in education and vocational training so as to put knowledge at the heart of the economic process and to enable all European citizens to participate in this process;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages innovation as a broad concept of innovation involving the whole process from the original idea tohaving the idea to making available the finalished product, particularly as regards innov; reiterates the importance in this respect of creationg innovative business models andso as to takinge full advantage of European industries’ creative potentialthe potential of the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission's desire to support open and collaborative innovation which will bring long-term social and economic benefits in order to facilitate the diffusion of knowledge whilst providing incentives for innovation; approves in this context the commitment of the Innovation Union to the dissemination, transfer and use of research results, including through open access to publications and data from publicly funded research;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 8 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on the need to transform Europe into an area of academic excellence withdistinguished by the diversity of its research and its teaching and by greater mobility and investment for research purposes, such as that offered by the Marie Curie fellowships, with the goal of achieving a European Research Area and maximising the synergies offered bymaximising Europe’s innovation potential;
Amendment 17 #
Amendment 1 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that in the new digital economy, creativity and ICTs are building a new business culture closely linked toICTs can facilitate cooperation and exchanges of good practice among Member States with a view to improving the quality of VET and that it is therefore time to put VET at the centre of the agenda, especially in order to face the challenges posed by the 2020 strategy;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that investing in education and training is essential for Europe’sa better future for Europeans; considers that key competences and new skills provide people with new opportunities and, moreover, that they lay the basis for long-term sustainable economic and social development;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the link between education and training, particularly the pathway from vocational training, whether formal, non-formal or informal, to higher education, demands changes from learning institutions to cope with the difficulties linked to the differences in teaching and learning styles, and that more suitable teacher training more suited to the new challenges is therefore necessary;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends boosting creativity and the capacity for innovation at all levels of education including vocational, non-formal and informal learning, by giving students an interest in culture, the arts and the sciences;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to give students a status which fosters their professional and social integration and their mobility;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to give students a status which fosters their professional and social integration and their mobility;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the challenges posed by the Bologna process and the 2020 strategy create a need to provide adequate financial resources as well as increasing VET prestige; considers, in this respect, that giving visibility to student success stories innd to invest in high-quality VET, for example by encouraging participation in the Leonardo da Vinci programme; suggests that students should be told about possible pathways and that the pathways taken by students who have successfully entered the labour market wshould be of great value.highlighted;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers suchEU initiatives such as the ‘European Capital of Culture’, and the ‘European Heritage Label’ and the ‘Iron Curtain Trail’, which need to be able to interact with initiatives promoted by the European Institute of Cultural Routes, among others, to be necessary in promoting European heritage, contemporary creativity and sustainability in cultural tourism; welcomes programmes such as EDEN and NECSTouR due to their potential for boosting economic development;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
(C) whereas culture is a facilitator forcan play a role in policies on development, inclusion, innovation, democracy, human rights, education, conflict prevention and reconciliation, mutual understanding, creativity and entrepreneurship and on promoting peace,
Amendment 20 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 25 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 32 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
(F) whereas the internet is an instrument for freedom of expression, pluralism, exchange of information, access to cultural content, education, human rights, development, freedom of assembly, democracy and inclusdigital world creates a new environment propitious to ever wider access to cultural content and facilitates access to education,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 35 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 37 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
(I) whereas cultural diplomacy is an instrument for globalrespect for cultural diversity is a strand of the dialogue between the EU and third countries, and thus offers a guarantee of world peace and stability,
Amendment 40 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the transversal character of culture and believes that culture needs to be considered in the widest sense, as both fostering and embodying European values, that evolved historicallyimportance of culture in all aspects of life and believes that culture needs to be taken into consideration in all EU external policies, in line with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that democratic and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression, press freedom, access to information and communication, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear, and freedom to connect, online and offline, are preconditions for cultural expression, cultural exchanges and cultural diversityany cultural policy should be based on the application of fundamental rights in conformity with the UNESCO Convention;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 55 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Values public-private cooperation in cultural aspects of the EU's external actionthe work done by NGOs and European cultural networks to enhance cultural cooperation with third countries;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by the fragmentation of EU cultural programmes in which third countries are participants, hampering strategic and efficient use of cultural resources and budgets, while a common EU stand being charactegy on culture in the EU's external actions is lackingrised by a lack of visibility or common strategy;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. States that cultural and educational exchanges and cooperation can strengthenexchanges enable lasting cooperation to develop that strengthens the role and contribution of civil society, fosters democratisation and good governance and promotes human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 90 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 105 #
Amendment 107 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 116 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 123 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 140 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 141 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages inclusion of concrete steps to foster capacity building through civil society, and the funding of independent initiativethe adoption of long-term financial support measures for NGOs and cultural networks;
Amendment 148 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the inclusion of a DG Cultural and Digital Diplomacy in the organisation of the EEAS and the appointment of an EU cultural ambassador-at-large;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 158 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 166 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the EEAS to encourage third countries to develop policies on culture and to systematically call on third countries to ratify the UNESCO Convention;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reminds the Member States of the importance of their commitments toin ratifying the UNESCO Convention, which equally applies to digital environmentssince the protection of cultural diversity in the world requires an informed and balanced policy in the digital domain;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 179 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for a coherent cultural promotion strategy for the protection and promotion of the cultural and natural heritage, both tangible and intangible, and international cooperawhich includes the role of culture in the prevention inof conflicts areas, such as through Blue Shieldnd the restoration of peace;
Amendment 183 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Encourages the setting of prioritiespromotion of the role of culture within the EIDHR, including its work on strengthening the rule of law, conflict management and prevention, civil society cooperation and the role of new technologies regarding freedom of expression, democratic participation and human rights;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas children'sthe early lyearning lays the foundation for their lifelong learning, which is central to the achievement of the EU 2020 targetss of childhood are critical for brain, physical and cognitive development as well as for language acquisition, and also form the foundation for lifelong learning,
Amendment 9 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 15 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas ECEC targets are often overly labour-market driven, focusing too heavily on the need to increase the numbers of women in work and too looseand do not focus sufficiently on the needs and best interests of the child,
Amendment 18 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a direct link between the well-being of parents and children and the provision, in terms of both quantity and quality, of early years benefits and services,
Amendment 22 #
Amendment 23 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 33 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that cultural activities are a source of enrichment for children, promote dialogue between different cultures and develop a spirit of openness and tolerance; recalls in this connection the importance for teams of professionals working with and for children of carrying out intercultural activities with children and their parents;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the development of initiatives such as philosophy workshops in nursery schools in certain priority education zones in France;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that quality early years education can help reduce early school leaving, which affects society as a whole; notes that young people from vulnerable social groups such as migrant backgrounds, especially males, are particularly at risk;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that high-quality ECEC services are a complement to, not a substitute for, a strong welfare system incorporating a broad range of anti-poverty tools; calls on Member States to implement financial redistribution measures, child and family benefits, and other social expenditure in order to address societal poverty;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recommends that a dedicated unit within the Commission develops a resource base profiling Member States' ECEC provision in order to facilitate the exchange of best practices and to build on and improve existing ECEC targets;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the European Union, cultural and creative industries ‘cultural industries’ are those industries producing and distributing goods or services which at the time they are developed are considered to have a specific attribute, use or purpose which embodies or conveys cultural expressions, irrespective of the commercial value they may have, and whereas, therefore, in the European Union they play a major role in promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, pluralism and social and territorial cohesion, democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue,
Amendment 37 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas creativity depends on the accessibility of existing creative knowledge and content, and whereas it is essential to ensure the artistic and cultural education of citizens and to appreciate the creative process in order to develop creativity and knowledge of the arts, culture, cultural heritage and the cultural diversity of the EU,
Amendment 62 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, legal and taxation aspects of these sectors; stresses, in this respect, the need to fight against pay discrimination and to improve the degree to which jobs match the level of qualifications;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to grant artists, who are at the heart of the innovation process, a separate professional status in terms of pay, employment support and access to lifelong learning;
Amendment 132 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and all the actors concerned to consider new economic models in the creative and cultural sector which are adapted to the impact of globalisation and the challenges of the digital age, particularly with regard to content industries, to consider the best way to adapt the regulatory framework – and in particular the rule; notes, in this con competition policy – to the specific situation of the cultural sector in order to ensure cultural diversity and consumer access to a range of high-quality cultural content and services, and to give thought to the optimum conditions for the development of this single market, with particular regard to taxation, for example by allowing the introduction of a reduced rate of VAT for on- or off-line cultural goods and services in order to promote theirtext, the need to ensure access to the market – including the digital market – for all artists and culture professionals in order to preserve cultural diversity and provide consumers with a deivelopmentrsified supply;
Amendment 142 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to consider more favourable tax conditions for the development of a single market by allowing, for example, the introduction of a reduced rate of VAT for cultural goods and services distributed on and off-line;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to adapt the regulatory frameworks to the specific situation of the cultural sector, in particular the competition rules in force, in order to ensure cultural diversity and consumer access to a range of high- quality cultural content and services;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a public sphere can be understood as a sphere in which public authority is monitored through informed and critical discourse by the people and the mediamedia and by all sections of the population, in all its diversity,
Amendment 33 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that EU news coverage must be provided by all types of media, in particular the mass media, and must be open, critical and independent, which is a central prerequisite for generating pan- European debate and creating a European public sphere;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Member States should ensure the independence of public service broadcasters, and at the same time stressesrequire that the latter have a responsibility to covery play a public service role by providing broad, informative coverage of the EU;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests increasrethinking the budget lines forrole and work of Parliament’s information offices to make them more visible, more accessible and more attractive to the public;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for special attention to the need to facilitate the integration of people with disabilities, irrespective of their age, in education and training; underlines the need for proper investments and for a long term strategy to remove any threshold for that matter;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly encourages Member States to implement an effective policy framework to combat against discrimination on any ground in the field of education and to bridge the existing gaps in national and European equality law;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that all education should foster the acquisition of democratic competences by supporting student councils and allowing students to take co- responsibility for the education as enshrined in a Charter on Students Rights;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for enhanced mobility between higher education institutions, the business world and vocational education and training (e.g. students, teachers, employees, trainers) to promote student centered learning and the acquisition of competences such as entrepreneurship, intercultural understanding, critical thinking and creativity, which are increasingly needed on the labour market. To this aim existing obstacles within the EU should be urgently addressed, with a special focus on the obstacles related to financial and recognition barriers, so as to enhance the quality of mobility experiences for all students;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that higher education institutions should become more open to and prepared for non-traditional learners and disadvantaged groups, that specific policies should be implemented by Member States in order to ensure the fundamental right to education to everyone, including young people with less financial opportunities. A composite benchmark for equity in higher education should be explored in the future, as part of the Education and Training strategic framework;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to encourage partnerships (at international, national, regional and local level) between higher education institutions and, the business world and civil society;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to allocate the necessary resources for the higher education sector, so as to make it responsive to global challenges, as a major tool for economic and social recovery following the recent downturn;
Amendment 132 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Amendment 133 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls upon the European Commission to include non-formal education, Vocational Education and Training and school students in the upcoming Mobility Benchmark for ET2020 and to take over the Bologna Process Benchmark on mobility of students;
Amendment 50 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) guaranteeing the functioning of the internal market, in particular by ensuring effective competition, while also pursuing the objectives of cultural diversity and social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 70 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the requisite technical and regulatory measures are implemented to avoid interference between electronic communications services in the 800 MHz frequency band and PMSE users at below 790 MHz.
Amendment 7 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Title 1 – title
Title 1 – title
Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (2012) (text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 8 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The part of the population of the European Union comprised of persons over the age of 50 will increase at a much faster rate than ever before. The largest increase is expected to occur during the period 2015-2035, when the population aged 60 and over will be increasing by 2 million people per year. This increase is very positive, as it is a logical consequence of improvements in health care and quality of life. Nevertheless, owing to the reality of demographic change, the EU faces a number of challenges such as a shrinking population and the unattractive nature of certain areas.
Amendment 11 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The growing proportion of older people in Europe makes it more importantessential than ever to promote healthy ageing. Healthy ageing can help raise labour market participation of older people, enable them to be active in society for longer,eserve intergenerational solidarity. Such solidarity must be based on improving social and intergenerational cohesion and promoting a good quality of life in order to combat social exclusion. Enabling those older people who so desire to stay in employment, even part-time, can be a vehicle for social inclusion, giving such people a positive image thanks to their participation and in some cases making it possible to improve their individual quality of life and curb the strains on health and social care systems.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commission emphasised it its Communication on ‘Europe 2020 — A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ the importance to the European Union of promoting a healthy and active ageing population in the interests of social cohesion and higher productivity. It proposed a flagship initiative ‘An agenda for new skills and jobs’, under which Member States should notably promote active ageing policies, and a flagship initiative on a ‘European Platform against Poverty’. Achieving these policy goals requires action from all levels of government and various non- governmental stakeholders; they can in turn be supported, at the Union level, by European Year activities aimed at raising awareness and fostering the exchange of good practice. National coordinators should see to it that national action is coordinated and is consistent with the overall objectives of the European Year. The participation of other institutions and stakeholders is also planned.
Amendment 19 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Active ageing is targeted by several Union programmes, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional and Development Fund, the PROGRESS programme, the Life Long Learning Programme, the Public Health Programme, the specific programmes on information and communication technologies and on socio-economic sciences and humanities in the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development, the Action Plan on ‘Ageing well in the information society’, the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme for research and innovation, the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme with pilot deployment projects on ICT for Ageing Well and the Action Plan on urban mobility. Union co-financing of European Year activities will be in accordance with the priorities and rules applying, on an annual or multi-annual basis, to existing programmes and autonomous budget lines in the field of employment, social affairs and equal opportunities. Where appropriate, programmes and policies in other fields, such as education and culture, health, research, the information society, regional policy and transport policy, may support the European Year. In various sectors, therefore, the European Year will also afford an opportunity to raise public awareness and mobilise stakeholders to combat social exclusion, financial security and poverty among older people, inter alia as part of the Europe 2020 Strategy flagship initiative on a ‘European Platform against Poverty’.
Amendment 24 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).
Amendment 25 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – introductory part
The overall purpose of the European Year shall be to encourage and support the efforts of Member States, their regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society to promote active ageing and to do more to mobilise the potential of the rapidly growing population in their late 50s and above, thereby preserving solidarity between generations. Acttake practical steps to promote better social inclusion of people over the age of 50, bearing in mind the contribution they can make in economic, social and cultural terms to preserving intergenerational solidarity. Efforts to promote the social inclusion of older people must take account of their specific needs on the basis of a residential approach. To this end, it is key for the European Year to support and leverage local and regional projects in order to promote intergenerational mixing, appropriate housing modifications and access to public services and care, in a manner able to be tailored to urban and rural environments and demographic trends in a given ageing meansrea. Coupled with the creatingon of better opportunities and working conditions, tohese measures will serve as a basis for enableing older workerspeople to play their part in the labour market, and volunteering activities, and for combating social exclusion by fostering active participation in society, and encouraging healthy ageing. On this basis, the objectives shall be:
Amendment 29 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(1) to raise general awareness at all administrative levels in Member States, cities and regions of the value of active ageing in order to highlight the useful contributions older persons make to society and the economy by passing on their knowledge and skills, to promote active ageing and, to do more to mobilise the potential of older personscombat isolation, financial insecurity and social exclusion, and to put intergenerational solidarity high up on the policy agenda of stakeholders at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 33 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) to stimulate debate and support and develop mutual learning between Member States and stakeholders at alpublic and private actors and civil society at national, regional and local levels in order to promote active ageing policies more successfully, to identify and disseminate good practices and to encourage cooperation and synergies;
Amendment 36 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
(3) to offer a framework for commitment and concrete action to enable Member States and stakeholders at all levels to develop policies through specific activities and to commit to specific, concrete objectives related to active ageing by devising long-term strategies.
Amendment 40 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
– the promotion of volunteering among older people, while ensuring that EU policies and funding programmes are based on solidarity between generations and encompass such solidarity; the organisation of training activities enhanced by the contributions of older volunteers, together with the collection of accurate, comparable statistics on the scale, scope and socio-economic benefits of volunteering;
Amendment 41 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
– wider access to lifelong education and training, and expansion of the Grundtvig programme;
Amendment 42 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 c (new)
– the promotion of intergenerational cultural and artistic activities, and the creation of a prize for the best intergenerational project in 2012;
Amendment 31 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdfifth of Member States.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is appropriate to fix a minimum age for supporting a citizens' initiative. This should be set as the age at which citizens are entitled to vote in the European Parliament electionst 16 years of age.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure coherence and transparency in relation to proposed citizens' initiatives, it should be mandatory to register such initiatives on a website made available by the Commission prior to collecting the necessary statements of support from citizens; p. This website should give a detailed explanation of the formal and legal requirements for an initiative to be successful. Proposals that are abusive or devoid of seriousness should not be registered and the Commission should reject the registration of proposals which would be manifestly against the values of the Union. The Commission should deal with registration in accordance with the general principles of good administration.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to ensure that statements of support for a citizens' initiative are collected within a specific time-limit. In order to ensure that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, whilst taking account of the complexity of collecting statements of support across the European Union, that time-limit should not be longer than 124 months from the date of registration of the proposed initiative.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate that the Commission should take a decision on the admissibility of proposed initiatives at a sufficiently early stage. The organiser should therefore request such a decision after it has collected 300.000 statements of support for the proposed initiative from signatories coming from at least three Member Statess soon as its initiative is registered.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. "Signatories” means citizens of the Union or nationals of a country outside the Union who reside within the Union that have supported a given citizens’ initiative by completing a statement of support for that initiative;
Amendment 55 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. “Organiser” means a natural or legal personing committee” means a group of at least seven citizens, residing in three or morganisatione Member States, responsible for the preparation and submission of a citizens’ initiative to the Commission.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 67 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and shall be of the age to be entitled to vote in the European electionsat least 16 years old.
Amendment 70 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This information shall be provided in one of the official languagand co-official languages of the Member States of the Union, in an online register made available for that purpose by the Commission (hereafter "the register").
Amendment 72 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall reject the registration of proposed citizens'’ initiatives which are manifestly against the values of the Union, taking this decision on the basis of a clear legal examination. A citizens' initiative should be rejected when it is in contradiction with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, or the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. All statements of support shall be collected after the date of registration of the proposed initiative and within a period that shall not exceed 124 months.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdfifth of Member States.
Amendment 90 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In one thirdfifth of Member States, signatories shall comprise at least the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. After having collected 300.000 registratements of supportion, in accordance with Article 5 from, of the initiative supported by signatories coming from at least three Member States, the organiser shall submit to the Commission a request for a decision on the admissibility of the proposed citizens' initiative. For this purpose the organiser shall use the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Parliament and the Council can adopt an opinion on the initiative. Parliament and its committees are free to put the issue on its agenda and to hold a hearing at any given time.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The organisers of an initiative are bound to provide, in addition to basic facts such as their address and the names of the people responsible, information on the organisations, natural persons and legal persons supporting the initiative and how the initiative will be or is already being financed.
Amendment 55 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Heritage Label should seek synergies and complementarities with other initiatives such as the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Council of Europe’s ‘European Cultural Routes’, the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Council of Europe’s ‘European Cultural Routes’ and all existing initiatives which the EU supports, such as the European Network of Cultural Centres – Historic Monuments, Europa Nostra and the ‘Réseau Art Nouveau’ network. The added value of the new European Heritage Label should be based on the contribution made by the selected sites to European history and culture, on a clear educational dimension reaching out to citizens, including young people, and on networking between the sites to share experiences and best practices. The main focus of the initiative should be on the promotion and the access of the sites, and on the quality of the explanations given and of the activities proposed, rather than on the conservation of the sites, which should be guaranteed by existing protection regimes.
Amendment 23 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of teaching secondary school studenttudents of all levels how to use online resources, in particular governmental oa critical mannesr, in order to make them familiar with ICT and to increase their interest in the political environment, especially as far as content is concerned;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers education and training crucial for the integration of young people into the labour market and emphasizes the importance of making lifelong learning schemes, including formal and non formal education schemes, accessible to all and equipping people with the skills and competences outlined in "New Skills for New Jobs"; recalls that acquiring basic knowledge and a good level of general culture is a key factor in professional mobility;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance for the Member States to take measures against all kinds of discrimination among young people and that equal access to high quality education and training at all levels should be ensured;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Members States to foster the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities and to tackle the problems of early school-leaving and in that context, stresses the importance of supporting activities outside the education system in order to reduce early school- leaving rates;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Member States to create sufficient channels to enable people who have left the education system to return to it and to ensure that appropriate bridges are available for people who have followed vocational training courses to go on to higher education levels;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of helping young people in starting their own business, and recommends an EU information campaign, in education institutes, covering entrepreneurship, start- up capital, taxation on start-up business, training support; recalls that it is essential for higher education institutions to provide students with detailed knowledge on all kinds of entrepreneurship, including the ones such as the socially responsible economy;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance for Member States to develop green jobs, for instance by providing training in environmental technologies;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers essential the establishment of partnerships between the education and work, and calls for the improvement of the mobility of students, teachers and employees; emphasises the need to recognise and certify this form of learning;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the educational value and the quality of internships must be ensured; in this regard, emphasises the necessity for the Commission and the Council to set up a European Quality Charter on Internships;
Amendment 54 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of involving young people in the setting up of education and training policies so that their needs can be better taken into account; recommends in that regard that the Commission consult representatives of national youth councils on the priorities for young people;
Amendment 58 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that the Member States have to include the inter-generational dimension in their policies to foster employment, so as to avoid the current competition between the recruitment of youth and seniors;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 38 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, for the last 15 years or so, Mediterranean countries have been rapidly developing new trading and economic partners (Russia, China, Brazil and the Gulf monarchies) and their societies have been undergoing radical changes (in terms of consumption patterns, mobility, demographic transitions and so on) with implications for internal territorial balances,
Amendment 55 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the UfM’s secretariat needs to become the structure’s linchpin, whereas its effectiveness will depend on the ability of its staff to work independently and whereas the presence of a senior Israeli official and a senior Palestinian official cooperating within an international organisation at regional level is unprecedented and gives grounds for hope,
Amendment 57 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Mediterranean regions are directly affected by transnational issues such as the sustainable development of the Mediterranean region, water management, water and soil pollution, road and, maritime and air networks and, migration flows and cultural exchange and tourism, and whereas local and regional authorities play a key role in facilitating the development of sustainable spatial planning policies and the implementation of practical and inclusive projects,
Amendment 71 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. having regard to the need to avoid any duplication or overlap of existing political instruments or institutional levels, to ensure consistency among the numerous instruments for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and to buildensure consistency among the numerous instruments for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation by avoiding duplication or overlap of existing political instruments or institutional levels, by building on the achievements of the Barcelona Process,
Amendment 90 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers in this regard that the Euro-Mediterranean partnership has not led to the expected results in the field of human rights and democracy; stresses therefore the necessity to deeply revise the functioning of the ENP which should link the effective implementation of the ENP common values enshrined in the bilateral Action Plans with the deepening of the relations with partner countries and to further strengthen the implementation of the existing mechanisms such as the human rights clause of the association agreements by defining an enforcement mechanism of that clause;
Amendment 108 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 1
Paragraph 4 - point 1
- providing the secretariat with the necessary resources, both financial and statutory, to operate effectively and independently;
Amendment 113 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 3
Paragraph 4 - point 3
- ensuring joint representation of EU participants (the Member StatesEuropean Parliament, the Council and the Commission) in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty, while at the same time fostering active participation by all the Mediterranean third countries;
Amendment 124 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 7
Paragraph 4 - point 7
- ensuring the UfM’s democratic legitimacy in such a way that decisions are taken in a transparent manner, and that the European Parliament, the EMPA and the national parliaments are fully involved in the decision-making process;
Amendment 193 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Regrets, in this regard, the aggressive policy of promotion of nuclear energy in the Mediterranean partner countries carried out by the French government that could deeply undermine the non proliferation initiatives of the EU;
Amendment 195 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is keen to see new projects in the cultural field put on the UfM’s agenda in the very near future; suggests that priority be given to setting up a Euro-a budget increase and an extension of the provisions of the Averroës European programme to strengthen the academic and university partnership between the two shores of the Mediterranean junioras part of the Erasmus Mundus programme, called ‘Averroës’, as a way of stepping up exchanges between secondary school pupils in UfM member countriesontributing to setting up an ambitious Euro- Mediterranean junior Erasmus programme, as a way of stepping up school, university and academic exchanges between UfM member countries; calls on the EU Member States and the European Commission to allocate a specific part of mobility aid from the Erasmus Mundus programme to the countries of the Mediterranean region;
Amendment 208 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Considers that the establishment of a stronger Euro-Mediterranean partnership is inseparable from facilitating freedom of movement between the two shores; takes the view that, in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Development Programme, this freedom of movement cannot be restricted only to business, work and study visas; requests, therefore, that the Member States and the Commission take any necessary measures to guarantee the right to mobility for the populations of our Mediterranean partners;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the Member States to intensify the interaction between the sides of the knowledge triangle (education, research, innovation) as a key element for growth and job creation; strongly recommends fostering stronger recognition ofsteps to ensure that the fundamental aspects of general and civic culture are included in vocational training courses and that non-formal education and vocational training secure greater recognition;
Amendment 89 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to combat early school-leaving and to offer sufficient opportunities and incentives for ‘second chances’;
Amendment 100 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the importance of supporting young people with a migrant background in achieving the necessary command of the language and familiarising themselves with the culture of the host Member State, whilst enabling them to get to know and to value the culture of their parents, since these two aspects are linked and make for better integration;
Amendment 115 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the Member States to take the inter-generational dimension into account in their policies to foster employment;
Amendment 120 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on Member States to improve the quality of young people’s job opportunities and working conditions and to develop new forms of employment relating to ecological footprint reduction policies;
Amendment 161 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Regrets that no specific action is proposed in order to better communicate EU programmes to young people, particularly those living in rural areas;
Amendment 186 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses also the need to develop more outreach programmes for marginalised groups, such as legal and illegal immigrants, people with special needs, homeless people and others;
Amendment 201 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Member States to develop exchanges and twinning schemes with countries and communities in the South in order to promote intercultural dialogue and encourage young people to embark on common projects;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas education and training, which should lead to acquisition of the fundaments of general and civic culture, are vital elements of lifelong learning and have multiple benefits that go beyond job creation and the promotion of competitiveness,
Amendment 45 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out the need to match lifelong learning opportunities as closely as possible to the needs of individuals, and emphasises that the constantly changing nature of those needs makes continuing education an inevitable necessity; recalls that there is no longer any such thing as a ‘job for life’ and that retraining is essential; reiterates that a learning cultureconditions suitable for promoting a positive attitude to learning needs to be encouragcreated from childhood;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that in times of crisis being an entrepreneur is not a choice; supports the idea of integrating a culture of entrepreneurship into curricula (beginning early with primary curricula)promoting creativity and the spirit of initiative through formal and informal teaching and informal activities for the young;
Amendment 36 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The European Year of Volunteering should offer an opportunity to encourage the Member States to create legal certainty for volunteers as regards their legal status and the working conditions based on the UN and ILO definitions of volunteering.
Amendment 37 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Voluntary activities should not replace professional paid employment but add value and enhance quality of life. In this respect, voluntary activities should neither substitute the responsibility of public authorities as regards universal services nor be exploited as a means of meeting basic social service needs.
Amendment 41 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Despite this, the potential of volunteering is still not fully realised. A European Year of Volunteering will provide the opportunity to demonstrate in a European context that volunteering increases civic participation. It can help to foster among citizens a sense of belonging and commitment of citizens to their society at all levels —– local, regional, national and European – and to encourage Member States to combat discrimination, making it possible for foreign residents in every Member State to work as volunteers for not-for-profit organisations or to do unpaid work.
Amendment 55 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3
3. Reward and recognise volunteering activities - To encourage appropriate incentives for individuals, companies and volunteer-development organisations - including proper health and safety cover for volunteers in the form of accident and personal liability insurance during periods of voluntary work, effective acknowledgement of the skills that volunteers acquire in the form of validation of experience and the recognition of equivalence for the purposes of training and job seeking - and gain more systematic recognition for volunteering at EU level and in the Member States by policy makers, civil society organisations and employers for skills and competences developed through volunteering.
Amendment 56 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)
3a. Encourage international and European solidarity by promoting peace, North-South cooperation and protection of the environment, as well as recognition of the solidarity-based social economy through volunteering.
Amendment 76 #
2009/0072(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The budget for implementing this Decision for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 is EUR 6 013 500 000.