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"Madam President, Commissioner, at a time when Europe is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis, with unemployment at 9.5%, I think it is very positive to discuss the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs today, and I want to congratulate Ms Bastos on the quality of her report, which forms part of the Europe 2020 strategy and will make a key contribution towards achieving the ambitious target of a 75% employment rate within the European Union.
The 23 million unemployed Europeans demand that institutions and governments take the necessary measures and adopt the reforms that guarantee competitiveness in the job market and the creation of jobs. This agenda is on the right track, and we will only achieve this aim by working together within a strengthened single market.
I want to make a specific reference to one of the sectors that create most jobs within the Union, and which is suffering the most at present: small and medium-sized enterprises. The importance of SMEs in the European Union is clear if we bear in mind that they generate 84% of jobs. In my country, Spain, that figure is even higher.
This means we have to focus our efforts on the flexibility of the job market, the removal of cumbersome processes that slow down company creation, and to provide incentives for the self-employed and SMEs.
Job flexibility and security will be key for understanding future legislation, job mobility and the productive collaboration between training institutions and companies."@en1
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