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Mr President, I wish to thank the rapporteur, Ms Jazłowiecka, for this timely report.
The crisis and long-term structural challenges such as demographic ageing do indeed require sustained but effective and efficient investment in our human capital. Deepening inequalities and increasing poverty and exclusion hamper growth and threaten both our social cohesion and the sustainability of our public finances. That is why the Commission included a social investment package for growth and cohesion in its 2013 annual work programme.
The package is the Commission’s response to the challenges arising from the rapid demographic changes exacerbated by the current crisis. This translates, in particular, into difficulty in meeting the Europe 2020 strategy target of reducing by 20 million the number of people living in poverty or social exclusion by 2020.
The Commission agrees on the need, highlighted in the Social Investment Pact, for public policies that prepare people to adapt to societal and economic challenges. For this to happen, sustained investment in our human capital to raise our competitiveness must go hand in hand with social inclusion and proper social protection. By investing in social policies that empower people from an early age, strengthen their capability to cope with risks and enhance their opportunities to participate in society and the labour market, we can anticipate and prepare rather than simply repair.
The Commission shares the view that better alignment of guidance, assessment and support for Member States’ reforms is needed, which acknowledges the interconditionalities of our social and economic policies.
Finally, the Commission welcomes the balanced approach of the Social Investment Pact concerning the need to tackle both short- and medium- to longer-term challenges. These challenges call for a broad range of actions, including the identification and elimination of inefficiencies in social protection systems and the strengthening of their activating and investment orientation. The Commission will take Parliament’s resolution duly into account when preparing the social investment package and is looking forward to further dialogue to enrich its thinking and nourish the future development of social policy."@en1
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