33 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2013/2073(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the proposal from the Commission of 5 December 2012 for a Second-stage consultation of the social partners at European level on a Quality Framework on Traineeships (COM(2012)0728),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the persistent economic crisis is leading to an unprecedented lack of opportunities for young people in the European Union; whereas this alarming situation requires urgent measures, policies and action as well as structural reforms;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the importance of addressing geographical mismatches between supply and demand of jobs both within and between Member States, in particular through reforms of EURES, in order to improve youth employment opportunities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges Member States to remove existing barriers for cross-border apprenticeships, traineeships and internships to better match supply and demand of work-based training opportunities for youths, thereby improving mobility and employability, particularly in border regions;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more than 2 million jobs remain vacant in Europe because of a skills mismatch, particularly in the ICT and healthcare sectors;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas geographical mismatches between the supply and demand of jobs and skills can be observed both within and between Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas many young people are in informal, temporary and insecure jobs, unrelated to their qualifications or career aims and with no clear long-term prospects; whereas many young people are missing out on the opportunity to acquire the skills and self-confidence necessary for career progression;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the personal and social development of young people is just as important as academic and professional development; whereas young people play an active role in the social infrastructure of Member States and are central to sustainable and vibrant communities;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas open educational resources improve the quality, accessibility and equity of education and facilitate an interactive, creative, flexible and personalised learning process through the use of ICT and new technologies; whereas open education enhances sustained employability by supporting lifelong learning;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the use of new technologies and social media platforms is an important means of outreach to young people;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the development of clear and user-friendly indicators regarding the situation of young people can be further improved in order to better evaluate the impact of measures undertaken under the EU Youth Strategy;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport; underlines the need for robust funding for this programme and both a separate chapter and a separate budget allocation for the youth part;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the Member States should invest more in linking educational curricula to labour market demands by creating more flexible curricula in order to better adapt to future labour market developments; underlines the importance of increased involvement of businesses in the development of curricula; stresses the importance of enhancing youth mobility;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of language learning to promote youth employability and labour mobility with a view to ensuring that young people fully benefit from their rights and freedoms in the EU employment market;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that dual systems of vocational education have proven their practical relevance, especially in the crisis, and have led to lower youth unemployment by improving employability and therefore calls on Member States most affected by rising youth unemployment to reform their education systems accordingly;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges Member States to remove existing barriers to cross-border apprenticeships, traineeships and internships to better match supply and demand of work-based training opportunities for youths, particularly in border regions;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Underlines the importance of the acquisition of transversal skills such as ICT skills, leadership skills, critical thinking and language skills, also by studying abroad, to improve the prospects of youths on the job market and their adaptability to future labour market developments;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to launch further initiatives to develop a pan- European non-formal education and mobility system that recognises the skills and professional experience gathered through volunteering services, internships and social work;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the existing flagship initiative ‘Youth on the Move’ with new slogans such as ‘No young people out of education’, ‘No young people out of the labour market’';
Amendment 118 #
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 and ensure young people are offered high quality, meaningful and relevant opportunities;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses, however, that the Youth Guarantee Scheme cannot replace structural efforts and reforms which must make the education systems and labour markets in some Member States fit for the challenges of the future;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to actively ask for support and initiatives as well as other forms of cooperation with the private sector in tackling youth unemployment;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives and technical support for young people to create their own businesses under the slogan ‘if you can't find a job, just create one’;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the proposed successor to the Progress Microfinance Facility included in the Programme for Social Change and Innovation for the period 2014-2020 as a valuable instrument to facilitate self-employment by young people;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that fiscal consolidation should not be implemented in a way that affects jobs for young people; calls on the Member States to provide more incentives for supporting youth employability, such as reliefs on taxes and social contributions;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for Member States to improvide a safety net for failed start-ups; calls on them to eliminate red tape; e support for self-employment among young people; calls on them to eliminate red tape, introduce favourable tax policies, establish a more favourable climate for private investments and address disproportionately punitive bankruptcy laws;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to explore ways to harnesstake advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation, and to take advantage of it in order to increase employability and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation and culture;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to improve communication and the uptake of the Commission's youth initiatives (e.g. the European Youth Portal) through social networks and increased engagement with youth organisations and youth representatives;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the launch of massive open online courses and calls on all Member States to encourage such initiativesannounced Commission communication 'Opening Up Education' aimed at improving the efficiency, accessibility and equity of education, training and learning systems by strengthening the integration of ICT and new technologies in education and training and calls on all Member States to encourage initiatives to open up education, for example through the introduction of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs);
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the importance of recognising and engaging directly with young people as a priority group in the EU's social vision, thereby enhancing their influence, development, well-being and social inclusion;