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by Dr. Tasos Bisopoulos

European Commission

Directorate General Employment

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“A European strategy for full employment and better jobs for all”

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The building blocks:

• 3 over-arching objectives

• 10 Specific Guidelines

• Good governance and partnership

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Three Over-arching Objectives

• Full employment

• Improving quality and productivity at work

• Strengthening social cohesion and inclusion

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10 Specific Guidelines

1. Active and preventative measures for the unemployed and inactive

2. Job creation and entrepreneurship

3. Address change and promote adaptability

and mobility in the labour market

4. Promote development of human capital and lifelong learning

5. Increase labour supply and promote active ageing

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10 Specific Guidelines

6. Gender equality

7. Promote the integration of and combat the discrimination against people at a disadvantage in the labour market

8. Make work pay through incentives to enhance work attractiveness

9. Transform undeclared work into regular employment

10. Address regional employment disparities

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Quantified Targets

Employment rate Overall 67% by 2005, 70% by 2010

Women 57% by 2005, 60% by 2010

Older workers 50% by 2010

Prevention of LTU (GL 1) new start before 6/12 months unemployment

Activation of LTU (GL 1) 25% of all LTU by 2010

Accidents at work

and occupational disease (GL 3) substantial reduction

Job vacancies (GL 3) to be advertised throughout the EU by 2005

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Educational

attainment (GL 4) 85% of 22yr. olds to complete upper secondary education

Adult participation rate (GL 4) 12. 5% of the adult population

Exit age from the labour market (GL 5) 5 year increase by 2010

Gender pay gap (GL 6) substantial reduction

Childcare services (GL6) 33% coverage of childcare services for 0-3 yr. olds; 90% coverage of childcare for 3 yr.

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School drop out rate (GL 7) no more than 10% early school leavers

Unemployment gap -

people at a disadvantage (GL 7) significant reduction in each member state

Employment gap

EU / non-EU nationals (GL 7) significant reduction in each member state

Marginal effective tax rates (GL 8) significant reduction

Tax burden on low paid workers (GL 8) significant reduction

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Governance

Good governance and partnership

• Effective implementation at national, regional and local level

• Mobilisation of all relevant actors

• Strong involvement of Social Partners

• Effective and efficient delivery of operational services

• Allocation of financial resources

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