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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the Action Plan known as the European Agenda for Entrepreneurship was approved in 2004. Under the Action Plan five strategic policy areas were established for the European Agenda for Entrepreneurship during the current years. The first of these areas deals with stimulating entrepreneurial thinking among young people. Recently, on 13 February, the European Commission adopted, as part of the Action Plan, a communication called Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindsets through Education and Learning. In the communication, the Commission outlined a set of recommendations for the Member States, since the European Union does not have any formal power or competence in this area.
The idea is to strengthen the role of education in shaping an enhanced entrepreneurial culture in Europe and European companies. Education should stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit in young people and open up new possibilities for their future, along with the means for developing basic entrepreneurial skills. One of the objectives of the communication is to improve the way that young people are being prepared for their future lives, future occupations and jobs. The Commission believes that the benefits of entrepreneurship and education in the field of entrepreneurship should not be measured merely by the number of new companies or innovative enterprises and new jobs. Entrepreneurship is first and foremost a key competence for all, as it helps young people to be more creative and enterprising, to have more self-confidence, and to work and take decisions in a more socially-responsible manner regardless of the activity in which they may be engaged.
Viewed in this light and against the broader scope of competences being advanced under the 2010 Education and Professional Training Programme, entrepreneurship is one of the elements in the reference framework of eight key and basic competences for lifelong education. We consider these key competences to be crucial for self-fulfilment, social inclusion, active citizenship and employability. They also include a civic, cultural and educational dimension. According to the communication, the Commission considers the fostering of entrepreneurial mindsets through education and professional training to be fully consistent and compatible with the aims we have set ourselves and with those formulated by MEPs, including even the author of this question, Mrs Maria Badia i Cutchet, within the context of improving general education in all areas and ensuring that in the future European citizens shall remain free and independent, with better conditions for development."@en1
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