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"Madam President, there is a contradiction here because, while we are debating social cohesion, a policy is being promoted, for which the Commission is partly responsible, which is causing an increase in unemployment and the closure of numerous small and medium-sized enterprises in Greece.
As you know, unemployment among young people in Greece now stands at 48% and unemployment among the population as a whole stands at 20.9%. Under the new Memorandum, young people under 25 years of age are being forced to work at wages reduced by 32% and, therefore, a 25-year-old is forced to enter the labour market at a wage of EUR 440 a month for an eight-hour day. Under such circumstances, young people are, of course, tending to leave the country.
Is there a real cohesion policy? In other words, are these policies that we debate here on social cohesion and youth employment in keeping with the measures being promoted under this new Memorandum? The big issue here is: are there unused resources? Can they be diverted towards creating jobs for young people in Greece and helping small and medium-sized enterprises or are new resources needed?
Could we please examine the policies being applied to address the fiscal crisis in Greece alongside other policies, namely social cohesion and the economy, especially the green economy?"@en1
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