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"Madam President, the report on the table confirms that the global economic crisis has clearly revealed the weaknesses of the European model of social and economic development. One has to agree with this statement; at the same time, it is to be stressed that in reality, no other model has proven more workable. Both Europe and America are not only engulfed in enormous unemployment, but they are also full of people who are not able to get out of poverty despite having a job. More importantly, this problem mainly affects young people, as exemplified by the current social movements of the so-called Outraged or the 99% Movement.
It seems that this situation stems from two important sources. On the one hand, the educational system is not able to respond to the needs of the rapidly changing economy and, at the end of the day, we have to admit openly that we are not able to predict accurately what skills will be needed, not even in the coming decade. Thirdly, the so-called junk job contracts give rise to a feeling of insecurity among workers, and thus destabilise the consumer market. A person who is unsure about his future will never make a good consumer.
What lies before the European Union and its Member States is not an easy task. On the one hand, it is necessary to create educational systems that will prepare young people for the rapidly and unpredictably changing labour market, and will support them through practical programmes. The Stage Project, which was mentioned by the rapporteur Ms Regina Bastos, and which prepares graduates for finding jobs, is a good example. On the other hand, it is necessary to apply skilfully the principles of
which allows the flexibility of the employment relationship to be combined with social guarantees that help employees to achieve appropriate living standards, so that they can develop their career and work out their pension schemes with some stability. Additional action is needed to promote entrepreneurship and to create small and medium-sized enterprise-friendly and investor-friendly conditions. All these measures require immediate implementation, and therefore they must be designed properly so that their implementation is possible under the conditions of the still ongoing economic and financial crisis. Savings in the Member States are necessary to ensure the stability of public finances. However, they should not adversely affect the creation of new jobs that will bring Europe the much-needed sustainable economic growth. Finally, I would like to thank Ms Bastos for the excellent cooperation in drawing up this report."@en1
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