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"en.20120521.16.1-107-000"2
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"Mr President, on 1 May, Labour Day was commemorated around Europe. This day serves to remind us of the social and economic achievements of workers. The economic crisis has eroded these achievements. They have come under attack by governments devoid of a social soul, which insist on imposing austerity measures and fiscal discipline whilst ignoring the overwhelming problems and difficulties that this is causing the workers and their families. The economic and financial crisis has become a social crisis. We need to listen to what our workers have to say more than ever before and we have to give them a voice. European workers want greater work opportunities, an increase in investment, and measures that stimulate employment, especially for our youth. This is their right. The unemployment rate in Europe is the highest it has ever been in the past fifteen years, with more than 24 million people unemployed. Austerity measures and fiscal discipline imposed by the European Council are not the solution to unemployment. This is why I endorse the European Parliament proposal, and will seek to promote it. It is a European pledge to our youth that guarantees the right of each and every young person in the European Union to a job, apprenticeship, additional training, or a combination of work and training following a four month unemployment period. In the European political, social and economic contest that we are living through today, this guarantee can be secured through funding from the European Social Fund."@en1
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