Traduction de «Tendances du financement externe de l'éducation » (Français → Anglais) :

Z. whereas data show that women, despite the belief existing that female investors are better risk managers , are likely to have a greater risk aversion tendency and a greater lack of confidence; whereas this may lead to a lesser ability to generate confidence from external parties and could subsequently influence their financing possibilities;

Z. whereas data show that women, despite the belief existing that female investors are better risk managers, are likely to have a greater risk aversion tendency and a greater lack of confidence; whereas this may lead to a lesser ability to generate confidence from external parties and could subsequently influence their financing possibilities;

4. In addition to the financial envelope as indicated in paragraph 1, and in order to promote the international dimension of higher education, additional funding, as provided for in the different external instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries (PI) and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)), shall ...[+++] be allocated to actions in respect of learning mobility to or from partner countries, and to cooperation and policy dialogue with authorities, institutions and organisations from those countries.

6. Calls for joint action by the European funds, in particular the instruments of cohesion policy, the ESF and ERDF, to stimulate investments for growth and jobs and to find an urgent answer to this worrying situation; points out that SMEs are the engine of Europe, the cornerstone of employment and the main actor for bringing the crisis to an end; considers it necessary, therefore, to provide them with better access to financing and to the business environment in which they operate; encourages the European Investment Bank to invest in job creation for young people, counting on spin-off benefits, provided that it grants loans primarily ...[+++] to SMEs; calls for particular attention to be given to all those regions hardest hit by youth unemployment and emphasises that European structural and investment funds can help companies, especially SMEs, hiring young people and reducing youth unemployment and also take the measures necessary for the labour market, education and training in order to support workers’ transition to the local employment markets as they acquire new skills and jobs (including green jobs, jobs required as a result of demographic trends, new technologies, and the diversification of employment in rural areas); invites the Member States and regional and local authorities to set up integrated territorial development strategies, including training and employment components, starting with measures to avoid early school leaving, and to build employment pathways for young people;

10. Recalls that not increasing through sustainable funding or even reducing public investment, due to the fiscal crisis, in crucial sectors such as health, education, research and infrastructures could adversely affect competitiveness and attractiveness to investors, especially if this becomes a long-term pattern; for this reason there is a need to sustainably increase public investment;

In 2008, the available budget for the key activity 2 is of 9.9 million euros but, taking into account that the funding of language-related activities and projects is part of a dominant trend, additional funds are available in the lifelong learning programme.