# 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

European Parliament procedure 2014/2235(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 361 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2015-05-08 and 2015-05-08.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103381.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124689.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Ulla TØRNÆS | Denmark | ALDE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124880.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |
| Ivo VAJGL | Slovenia | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97019.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Inês Cristina ZUBER | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111589.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |
| Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA | Poland | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96781.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |

## Official source documents

- PE557.150: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-557150_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2235-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2235-INI.json

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