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02/14/2005
The Commission last week launched its new Social Agenda for modernising
Europe's social model under the revamped Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs.
The new agenda focuses on providing jobs and equal opportunities for all and
ensuring that the benefits of the EU's growth and jobs drive reach everyone in
society. By modernising labour markets and social protection systems, it will
help people seize the opportunities created by international competition,
technological advances and changing population patterns while protecting the
most vulnerable in society.
Vladimír Špidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
Opportunities, said: "This dynamic new agenda will help to provide what
citizens most want: decent jobs and social justice. It is about equipping
everyone to manage the changes facing our society and about looking after the
neediest. It is designed to preserve and modernise our valued social model as
the essential tool underpinning Europe's drive to boost growth and jobs. It
maps the route for reforming labour markets in order to make work a real option
for everyone. At the same time, it provides pathways for modernising welfare
systems and combating poverty."
The new Social Agenda has two key priorities, (i) employment and (ii) fighting
poverty and promoting equal opportunities. These key priorities support two of
the Commission's strategic goals for the next five years: prosperity and
solidarity. The Agenda calls for partnerships between public authorities at
local, regional and national level, employer and worker representatives and
NGOs.
Under employment, the Agenda will focus on:
Under poverty and equal opportunities, the Agenda will focus on:
AplusA-online.de - Source: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work