# Control of spending and monitoring of EU Youth Guarantee schemes cost-effectiveness

European Parliament procedure 2016/2242(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG / CONT / CULT / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 267 committee amendments tabled by 53 Members between 2017-05-04 and 2017-07-12.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on controlling spending and monitoring the cost-effectiveness of EU Youth Guarantee schemes. The amendments cite European Court of Auditors findings on limited results, the Youth Employment Initiative and its funding under the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework, youth unemployment rates including in countries such as Greece, NEETs, age limits, the role of SMEs and stable financing from EU and national budgets.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL | Spain | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96991.md |
| Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA | Poland | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124889.md |
| Heinz K. BECKER | Austria | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107041.md |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125104.md |
| Theodoros ZAGORAKIS | Greece | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125067.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |

## Official source documents

- PE604.606: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-604606_EN.pdf
- PE604.690: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-604690_EN.pdf
- PE608.054: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-608054_EN.pdf
- PE608.060: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-608060_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2242-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2242-INI.json

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