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"Madam President, progress on the Youth Guarantee and on the Youth Employment Initiative is, at best, uneven. It is much too slow. Yes, we know that six or nine billion – whatever it is – is not enough; it is not nearly enough for the youth guarantee. On this point I agree with Angela Merkel: spend the money before you look for more. But at another level, we all know the inflexibility of some Member States when it comes to ensuring that the EU budget is fit for purpose.
I suppose for many Member States the real question is: do they have the resources or the freedom to use those resources for job creation? You yourself referred to this, Commissioner. In that context I am more inclined to agree with Prime Minister Renzi, who said that the current rules were designed for the Europe of many years ago, as he said, for another world. Our governments must have the ability to respond to change. To be stuck in a moment, to believe that one size fits all, to believe that there is one and only one solution to the on-going crisis, that is budget consolidation, that is a negation of what Europe is about. We say time and time again Europe must respond to change. Yet history, fear and, in some cases, distrust keeps us stuck in the same rut. Just before the job summit, the IMF warned the EU to beef up its investments in public infrastructure, which will boost demand in the short-term and help potential output in the medium-term. In Europe, those countries who want to spend are not allowed to and those countries who can spend have decided not to. It is a recipe for stagnation, deflation, flat growth and, sadly, for an erosion in citizens’ belief that the EU can work effectively to tackle its problems.
Finally, what structural changes do we need? Yes, we need to align skills and training with market opportunities and we need to invest in sustainable technologies, eliminate red tape, etc. But structural reform cannot be a code word for an opportunity just to provide cheap labour. At a seminar at Parliament last week, a young unemployed Portuguese person said that firing parents to employ their sons and daughters at half their wages is no solution. And yes, while we all need to serve our internships and our apprenticeships, the Youth Guarantee cannot be an opportunity to use and abuse young people. I agree with the Swedish Prime Minister: we need decent jobs."@en1
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