WEBVTT
Kind: captions
Language: en

00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:05.440
As the permanent rapporteur of the European Parliament 
for the Erasmus+ programme I have been striving,

00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:09.720
for as many young people as possible to be given 
the student exchange or work exchange opportunities

00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:13.440
in another country of the Union. 
In order to be mobile.

00:00:14.240 --> 00:00:18.400
As part of European Mobility Week,
attention is focused on how

00:00:18.920 --> 00:00:22.800
people move inside cities, 
places and between them.

00:00:23.100 --> 00:00:28.080
The initiative to minimise traffic emissions, 
of course, also enjoys strong support 

00:00:28.300 --> 00:00:31.940
in the European Parliament. In my opinion, 
the use of trains can also contribute 

00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:38.680
a lot to this process. The European Commission 
has made a proposal that the year 2020–2021

00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:44.080
be designated as European Year of Railways.
I supported the initiative and supplemented it 

00:00:44.220 --> 00:00:47.620
so that travel by train would be increasingly 
attractive for young people in particular.

00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:53.140
I believe that more frequent use of 
railways can contribute to the transition 

00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:57.260
to a carbon-neutral economy,
decrease in traffic jams

00:00:57.580 --> 00:01:01.380
and improved the health of citizens. 
Also within Erasmus,

00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:05.220
I favour the promotion of the use
of domestic rail transport services.

00:01:07.220 --> 00:01:13.760
The Discover the European Union initiative
(Discover EU) also contributes to this, and we hope that 

00:01:14.080 --> 00:01:19.000
it will become part of the Erasmus+ programme.
It offers a unique opportunity

00:01:19.360 --> 00:01:21.540
for young people to take trains
to get to know Europe.

00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:25.880
About 70,000 young people have 
alreadyn received a free ticket

00:01:26.180 --> 00:01:29.560
for travel by rail across
Europe, and although the initiative

00:01:29.700 --> 00:01:33.180
is not being implemented at the moment,
it will continue as soon as

00:01:33.460 --> 00:01:35.920
the pandemic-related circumstances allow it.

00:01:37.260 --> 00:01:42.480
I wish that we all
replace our cars with

00:01:42.820 --> 00:01:46.680
more environmentally friendly rail, or
run some errands on foot and 

00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:50.200
so keep a healthy mind in a healthy
body.