Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-08-Speech-3-236"
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"The Council confirms that the European Council of 22 and 23 March adopted a European Youth Pact. It is also about to adopt the employment guidelines, which, in their general introduction, contain a reference to the European Youth Pact. Additionally, guideline 18, which concerns the working life cycle, contains a reference to that Pact, in the context of youth employment and unemployment. This guideline will therefore be the object of the follow-up prescribed for all guidelines, based on national reports.
It should also be noted that a certain number of quantified goals of significance for the European Youth Pact had already been adopted in 2003 as part of the employment strategy. These include, between now and 2010, limiting to six months the deadline for offering employment to young unemployed persons, reducing the school dropout rate to 10% and increasing the number of 22-year-olds having completed secondary education to 85%.
Additionally, the Council has noted the Commission’s intention to submit, in the near future, a communication specifically concerning the pact and entitled: ‘Responding to the concerns of young Europeans – Implementation of the European Youth Pact and the promotion of active citizenship’. I believe that the European Union should do more for youth, because the results of the referenda show that young people are the first to lose their enthusiasm for Europe with a majority voting against the Constitution.
It is on the basis of that communication that the Council’s bodies can begin work on actually implementing the Pact. Therefore, the Council is not yet able to provide the honourable Member with details of the timetable or an assessment of progress with regard to the European Youth Pact."@en1
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