Creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century: matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities, as a way to recover from the crisis

Own-initiative dossier on creating a competitive EU labour market for the 21st century by matching skills and qualifications with demand, to recover from the crisis. Amendments cite resolutions on youth employment and freedom of movement, Council recommendations on validating non-formal and informal learning and on key competences for lifelong learning, and note high long-term unemployment, rising poverty and social exclusion, and the Europe 2020 employment targets.