3 Amendments of Sylvana RAPTI related to 2013/2045(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in January 2013 23 % of active young people were jobless, with the rates ranging from 15 % or less in Austria, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands to over 55 % in Greece and Spain, indicating marked geographical differences; and demonstrating the dramatic rise of youth unemployment in the countries where austerity policies are enforced1; __________________ 1 According to Eurostat in the last three years youth unemployment has risen by 36,6% in Italy, 40% in Spain, 41% in Portugal, 72% in Cyprus and 100% in Greece
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the particularly difficult situation in certain regions where the level of unemployment among young people is above 25 %; welcomes the fact that EU support for youth employment will be further boosted through the proposed EU Youth Employment Initiative, with a budget of EUR 6 billion over the seven- year period 2014-2020; however underlines the insufficiency of the proposed budget to successfully tackle the problem;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure high-quality frameworks for traineeships, backed up by financial support and mandatory monitoring and control to prevent cases where interns are used instead of full time employees, as well as a common quality standard for traineeships and work placements; stresses that active promotion and awareness-raising in respect of such programmes is needed among entrepreneurs;