9 Amendments of Lorenzo FONTANA related to 2013/2041(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in March 2013, the unemployment rate among young people up to the age of 25 in the EU was 23.5 %, while at the same time more that 2 million vacancies could not be filled; whereas in several Member States, the duration of unemployment is increasing, and matching on the labour market is becoming less efficienit is becoming ever more difficult for young people to enter the labour market;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the continual raising of the retirement age is making it increasingly difficult for young people to find a job and to achieve any kind of stability in the world of work and in society in general;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, furthermore, a stable merit- based system needs to be put in place for the younger generations;
Amendment 53 #
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; points out that this will hinge on the degree of independent our young people can achieve;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to prioritise research and innovation in public expenditures i on education, training, research and innovation and training, and recalls that any budget cut in these fields will have a strong negative impact on the economic recovery of the Union;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the Europe 2020 headline target of spending 3% of GDP on research and development;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for more cooperation between educational institutions, the business sector, social partners, and regional, macro-regional and cross-border authorities in order to exchange best practices and to promote partnerships as a means of transition from education to work;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to mainstream gender equality, and calls for policies to attract vulnerable and disadvantaged groups into learning; in this context, encourages the Member States to introduce specificupport measures in the form of financial support tofor people from lower socio- economic backgrounds;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19