8 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that the incorporation of all mobility programmes for young people in the EU into ERASMUS+ is primarily intended to increase their efficacy, and therefore urges the Commission to stick to the agreed aims and programme budget lines in order to avoid the programme losing its focus;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the responsiveness of both Erasmus+ and Creative Europe in reacting to the emerging challenges of refugee/migrant integration and anti- radicalisation in 2015;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that loans under the Student Loan Guarantee Facility (Erasmus+ Master Loan) were made available for the first time in 2015, with two banks in Spain and France launching the scheme; insists that, to become a viable loan facility, it will be vital to ensure broad geographic coverage and for the Commission to monitor closely the lending conditions;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the increased funding for ERASMUS+ in 2017, emphasises the need to increase the budget for the subsequent programme years by at least the same amount, and calls for this money to be spent exclusively on programme lines that exist already;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that 2015 was the first year in which the Creative Europe programme was managed across two Commission Directorates-General, DG EAC and DG CNECT; insists on the need for a coordinated approach so that internal organisational challenges do not impair the functioning of the programme or public perception of it;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes due note of the European Court of Auditors Special Report 16/2016 entitled "EU education objectives: programmes aligned but shortcomings in performance measurement" and its recommendations; concurs with the Court that education objectives should be properly embedded in Operational Programmes (OPs) and welcomes the improved design of OPs identified by the Court for the 2014-2020 programme period; notes the Court's insistence that there always be a clear link between education measures and employability; reiterates that, while a central aspect of education should be to prepare students for the labour market, the delivery of high-quality education goes far beyond simply enhancing employability and calls on the Court and the Commission to ensure a broader focus is maintained;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the ongoing pressure on capacity at the four European schools in Brussels, three of which were officially overcrowded in both 2014-2015 and 2015-2016; welcomes the Belgian government’s decision to make a fifth European school available in Brussels as of the 2019-2020 school year; endorses the Board of Governors’ decision to make the Berkendael site available as a temporary extension of the Brussels I school;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses growing concern that the European Schools are not acting on problems repeatedly identified by the European Court of Auditors and highlighted by the European Parliament in its discharge reports; notes with alarm that, in its 'Report on the annual accounts of the European schools for the financial year 2015', the Court reports that the Schools did not prepare their annual accounts within the legal deadline and declares that it is "unable to confirm that the financial management was sound";