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dcterms:Date	"2010-10-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20101007.5.4-056"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Regina Bastos2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, after four consecutive years in which the unemployment rate fell, from 2004 to 2008, the current economic crisis has wiped out much of the progress made. Unemployment rates across the European Union have shot up. In Portugal, for example, we have unfortunately reached the record level of 11% unemployment. Another negative phenomenon is unemployment among young people in the EU. Europe is thus going through a period of transformation and faces huge challenges. The crisis has wiped out years of economic and social progress and exposed the weaknesses in its Member States’ economies and, accordingly, in the economy of the EU itself. The Europe 2020 strategy is showing us which ways to go. The EU must intensify all its efforts to promote employment and social inclusion as an integral part of its strategy to fight the economic and social crisis. I therefore welcome the motion for a resolution on the future of the European Social Fund (ESF), which we are debating today, because this fund plays a crucial role in achieving the Europe 2020 targets. This fund is, in fact, the main financial instrument enabling the EU to fulfil the strategic aims of its employment policy, through improving the education and training levels of the people of Europe. The ESF must be strengthened as the principal driving force behind Europe 2020, and it needs to be used by the Member States to invest in reskilling, employment, training and vocational retraining. Lastly, I would like to point out that the ESF reform, to be carried out in conjunction with the reform of the other structural funds, should not only facilitate and simplify its management and improve transparency, but also focus funds on results and achievements that can make a difference to the general public in their daily lives."@en1
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