14 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2014/2235(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas only one EU Member State is ranked among the first 10 countries of the OECD PISA 2012 survey assessing the competencies of 15-year-olds with a focus on mathematics essential for IT1 a ; __________________ 1a http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa -2012-results-overview.pdf
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Indicates that a significant breakthrough has not previously been achieved in employment, and long-term unemployment has increased even in the wealthiest Member States, while economic growth has become steadier and stronger;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the wake of the European economic crisis a number of Member States are struggling with high unemployment levels (EU28: 9.9 %) as well as public debt; is further concerned that youth unemployment rates (EU28: 21.4 %) are generally much higher, and improvement and lower rates are rare;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that ambitious economic policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems which are based on incentives to work, and the employment of people lacking or having really low qualifications has to be fostered;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that unemployment rates in the EU remain relatively high (December 2014, EU 28: 9.9 %) and have significantly improved only in a few countries, and draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States, with the lowest unemployment rate being in Germany (4.8 %) and the highest in Spain (23.7 %);
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that research confirms that automatisation and robotics are going to influence the labour market significantly and more and more human jobs are going to be lost or undergo radical changes;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the intra-EU labour mobility remains low (EU27: 0.29 %), especially compared to the USA or Japan, with high unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in others;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the economic and motivational incentives to work are too low in many European countries, and a single European strategy has not been proposed to help the reintegration and employment of unemployed people lacking competitive skills or having really low qualifications and who have been jobseekers for more than a year into the labour market in the long run and as soon as possible;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that in order to achieve a competitive EU labour market, ambitious reforms are needed which increase inclusiveness, flexibility and mobility, in the light of constantly changing labour markets and production patterns, including the support of disabled people by improving working conditions and circumstances, and introducing and providing adequate and efficient incentives.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, and market leaders of IT and robotics development, have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implementing vocational qualification programmes;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the need to strive for a more flexible approach to individual career development and lifelong education and training across one’s personal career path, and special employment improvement programmes have to be developed and implemented to help the reintegration of people having been unemployed for years into the labour market;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that for a successful transition to employment, it is of great importance to take informed decisions, and that motivation, self-awareness and initiative should be encouraged, especially in the case of people having been unemployed for a long time;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age, and supportive, extensive and quality preschool systems for disadvantaged families further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and economic structures that support participation in continuous education and training, including the growing number of disabled people due to ageing who need barrier-free access with reasonable accommodation, in order to secure a high skilled future workforce;