The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 6Rejected

   Paragraph 25

   Tabled by Kristoffer Storm, Guillaume Peltier, Lara Magoni +3 · ECR

   … of preventing youth radicalisation by addressing social exclusion and a lack of Removed: opportunities; Added: opportunities, and by countering online radicalisation and recruitment by extremist actors, such as Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Muslim Brotherhood, that exploit socio-economic vulnerabilities to undermine democratic values; calls for targeted support, such as accessible counselling services, strengthened community-based youth Removed: work Added: work, and targeted inclusive measures for marginalised and under-represented young people;

2. Amendment 7Rejected

   Paragraph 35 a (new)

   Tabled by Anthony Smith · The Left

   Added: 35a. Urges that the proposed directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships, be as ambitious as possible; calls for the scope of this directive to be broad enough to ensure that the rights of trainees, particularly those relating to remuneration and the possibility of terminating the traineeship without prejudice in the event of a breach of fundamental rights, can be fully defended by this directive; hopes that the negotiations will be concluded as quickly as possible.

3. Amendment 10Rejected

   Paragraph 36 a (new)

   Tabled by Anthony Smith · The Left

   Added: 36a. Calls on the Member States to introduce a ‘guarantee of independence’ for young people aged between 18 and 25, including students, trainees, apprentices and young people seeking employment, in order to combat poverty and social exclusion and to facilitate their transition to independent living, by ensuring they have access to adequate financial support throughout the year, affordable housing, education and training, healthcare and appropriate social support services.

4. Amendment 12Rejected

   Paragraph 36 c (new)

   Tabled by Anthony Smith · The Left

   Added: 36c. Calls on Member States to launch campaigns to tackle period poverty, particularly among young people, by distributing suitable, high-quality sanitary products free of charge.

5. Amendment 13Rejected

   Paragraph 40 a (new)

   Tabled by Anthony Smith, Leila Chaibi · The Left

   Added: 40a. Considers that imposing a ‘digital age requirement’ for access to social media will not protect young people from the many risks they face online; believes, on the contrary, that – as the Australian example shows – this measure will drive them towards less regulated digital spaces where they will be even more vulnerable; points out, in addition, that this measure will oblige all social media users, both minors and adults, to have their identity verified online, creating significant risks in terms of security and the protection of personal data;

6. Amendment 16Rejected

   Paragraph 49 a (new)

   Tabled by Guillaume Peltier, Lara Magoni, Ivaylo Valchev +2 · ECR

   Added: 49a. Expresses concern about the infiltration strategies carried out by certain organisations linked to political Islam within EU institutions; demands that the Commission establish strict and transparent conditionality in the granting of European funding for youth (such as under Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps), in order to ensure that no public subsidies are paid to associations promoting separatism, Islamism or refusing to recognise the cultural heritage and values of European civilisation;