# Education, training and Europe 2020

European Parliament procedure 2012/2045(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 168 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2012-05-15 and 2012-06-05.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns education, training and Europe 2020. Amendments stress investing in lifelong learning to meet the Europe 2020 targets despite budgetary consolidation, matching training to labour-market demands, certification and recognition of qualifications, vocational guidance, and access for vulnerable groups and persons with disabilities; they address youth unemployment and the 'guarantee for young people', traineeships and apprenticeships, early school-leaving, and cooperation between education establishments and business.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Lothar BISKY | Germany | GUE/NGL | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96650.md |
| Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | France | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96732.md |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96653.md |
| Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID | France | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96746.md |
| François ALFONSI | France | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96750.md |
| Konstantinos POUPAKIS | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96658.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Mitro REPO | Finland | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96686.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |
| Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28214.md |
| Marek Henryk MIGALSKI | Poland | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96800.md |
| Milan CABRNOCH | Czechia | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28324.md |
| Csaba SÓGOR | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39724.md |

## Official source documents

- PE488.015: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-488.015+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.097: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.097+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2045-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2045-INI.json

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