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I voted in favour of the resolution on the March Council Summit. Given that growth currently stands at a meagre 1.7%, and employment at 63% rather than 70%, new priorities were urgently needed for the Lisbon process.
SMEs, which are responsible for generating 80% of jobs and 70% of apprenticeships, will be the most likely to benefit from the new focus on growth and employment. Accusations of neo-liberalism are misguided, as the aim is create more and better jobs, not to introduce lower standards, and to reinforce the European social model by means of investment in human capital, modern social protection and greater involvement of social partners.
The European Youth Pact, with its objectives of long-term integration into the labour market, improved general and vocational education and increased mobility for young people, is particularly important in this respect. The Active Ageing campaign is of key significance for older people, as the experience, skills and productivity these workers have gained deserve greater recognition. Action must be taken that enable them to stay in employment for longer and to take greater advantage of education and training opportunities, and overall improvements must be made to the way our senior citizens are integrated into society. I am counting on specific solutions being proposed that provide responses to the Commission’s Green Paper on the demographic situation in the EU."@en1
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