meni, da je med posledicami gospodarske krize najbolj pereče povečanje revščine v EU; meni, da je bistvenega pomena ustaviti trenutno rast brezposelnosti v EU; poudarja, da je najučinkovitejši način za zmanjševanje in preprečevanje revščine uporaba strategije, ki temelji na ciljih polne zaposlenosti, visokokakovostnih delovnih mest, socialnega vključevanja ter ukrepih za spodbujanje podjetništva in dejavnostih za krepitev vloge malih in srednjih podjetij in naložb; opozarja, da mora strategija za obravnavo izključenosti iz trga dela temeljiti na ustreznem življenjskem standardu in dohodkovni podpori, vključujočih trgih dela ter dostopu do visokokakovostnih storitev in izobraževanja; zato meni, da je treba podpirati zaposlovanje z ukrepi za podjetnike, mala in srednja podjetja ter naložbe, pa tudi s pobudami za pomoč tistim, ki ponovno vstopajo na trg dela; meni, da je treba v zvezi s tem posebno prednost dati preusposabljanju brezposelnih ter izobraževanju usposobljene in specializirane delovne sile; meni, da je načelo solidarnosti temelj procesa oblikovanja evropske strukture, da morajo biti sredstva Skupnosti na voljo državam članicah glede na načrte za preprečevanje prekomernega ukinjanja delovnih mest, preusposabljanje delavcev ter usposabljanje nekvalificiranih delavcev; meni, da je treba razviti delavsko zakonodajo, da bi dosegli višjo raven prožnosti in varnosti na trgu dela ter pri pridobivanju nove zaposlitve; meni, da je treba prenoviti finančne instrumente Skupnosti, kot je evropski sklad za prilagajanje globalizaciji, da se lahko učinkovito in pravočasno uporabijo, ko veliki deli gospodarstva ukinjajo delovna mesta; pozdravlja predlog Komisije za poenostavitev meril evropskega socialnega sklada in ponovno usmeritev dejavnosti na najranljivejše;
Considers that, among the impacts of the economic crisis, the rise of poverty in the EU is the greatest concern; considers it essential to halt the current rise in unemployment in the EU; points out that the most efficient way of reducing and preventing poverty is through a strategy based on the goals of full employment, high quality jobs, social inclusion, measures to encourage entrepreneurship, and activities to boost the role of SMEs and investments; recalls that a strategy to address exclusion from the labour market should be based on adequate living standards and income support, inclusive labour markets as well as access to high quality services and education; considers, therefore, that employment must be supported by actions for entrepreneurs, SMEs and investments, as well as initiatives to help people in re-entering the labour market; considers that a special priority in this respect should be the retraining of the unemployed and education aimed at a skilled and specialised workforce; considers that the principle of solidarity is fundamental to the European construction process, that Community financing should be made available to Member States in respect of schemes aimed at preventing the excessive shedding of jobs, retraining workers and endowing non-skilled people with skills; considers that labour regulation needs to be developed in order to achieve a higher degree of flexibility and security within the labour market as well as in getting a new job; considers that Community financial instruments, such as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, must be revamped so that they can be deployed efficiently and in a timely manner, in relation to large sectors of the economy that are shedding jobs; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to simplify criteria for the European Social Fund and refocus activities towards the most vulnerable;