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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, hardly any other report would complement the current situation of the labour market and of the economy as perfectly as Ms Bastos’ report does. As a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and of the Committee on Culture and Education, I would like to focus on the area which is most important for the future of young people. Ms Hirsch has also mentioned that youth unemployment in Europe is very high. It is growing twice as fast as average unemployment across the entire working population. In some Member States, it has reached levels of up to 50%. This is why the Bastos report is so important, because it will allow us to give younger people a real chance in the labour market. We must take the measures called for in the report immediately. The younger generation must not be allowed to lose its hope in the future.
We have a number of factors which are used in Europe for benchmarking. There are apprenticeships: a successful model based on the partnership between management and unions. There is the initiative for lifelong learning, which is an essential parallel measure to help reduce early school leaving rates. There is competence in communication technology, as computers and the Internet are the third essential skill after reading and writing.
I would like to congratulate Ms Bastos and everyone involved on this important report. Finally, I would like to make one more point. There are some jobs which are particularly important for both young and old. This includes the field of care, support and assistance, where there will be huge demand and significant employment potential as indicated by the demographic forecasts. Young and older people must join together to encourage the Commission to take action. In addition, we must all make our own contribution in this respect."@en1
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