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Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Sandra Pereira
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Distanciamo—nos desta visão mercantil das qualificações, vistas como meros instrumentos para satisfazer as necessidades do grande patronato, e é à medida dessas necessidades que as qualificações são pensadas e implementadas. Distanciamo—nos da ideia do chamado envelhecimento ativo, que mais não faz do que alimentar a pressão para a diminuição de direitos e para o aumento da idade da reforma. E defendemos que o que se impõe é o direito ao envelhecimento com direitos e com dignidade. O que é necessário é o trabalho com direitos e salários justos e dignos, que correspondam às qualificações profissionais dos trabalhadores, ao conhecimento adquirido ao longo da vida.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Maria Angela Danzì
Political group: NI
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, signor Commissario, onorevoli colleghi, carenza di competenze, fuga di giovani talenti, contratti precari, salari insufficienti, prezzi degli affitti e dell'acquisto di una casa insostenibili, prestiti inaccessibili: facce della stessa medaglia. Un'emergenza che sta costringendo moltissimi giovani a rinunciare al loro futuro professionale e familiare e le imprese a delocalizzare. La formazione e la prima casa devono essere inseriti nel novero dei servizi generali; le imprese devono essere sostenute in questi investimenti, escludendo tali sostegni dalla disciplina degli aiuti di Stato. Basta poco. Ispiriamoci ad alcuni modelli imprenditoriali illuminati che hanno messo al centro il benessere dei lavoratori e incentiviamo il welfare aziendale. Diceva Adriano Olivetti: "io penso la fabbrica per l'uomo, non l'uomo per la fabbrica". Il nuovo umanesimo europeo riparta da qui, da un nuovo bilanciamento tra vita e lavoro che combatta la fuga dei cervelli e faccia brillare i suoi talenti.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, Herr Kommissar, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Sehen wir den Tatsachen ins Auge. Die Prognosen für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung im Jahr 2024 deuten nicht auf eine schnelle Verbesserung hin. Das heißt, es gibt viel zu tun. Deshalb gibt es auch Arbeitskräftemangel, weil nicht alles erledigt werden kann, was zu tun ist. Und wenn es selbst trotz schlechter Wirtschaftslage Aufträge gibt, die nicht erledigt werden können, dann ist das keine gute Prognose für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung. Es braucht daher beste Arbeitsbedingungen, damit junge Menschen und alle Menschen gerne arbeiten, gerne in den Arbeitsprozess einsteigen. Es braucht auch eine Abkehr vom Populismus, der sagt, es könnte eine Arbeitszeitverkürzung geben. Europa ist der Ort auf dieser Welt mit den besten Sozialsystemen. Das zu erhalten, braucht aber sehr viel Wertschöpfung. Dafür müssen wir eintreten, dafür müssen wir kämpfen. Und wir müssen uns abkehren von der Vorstellung, dass mit weniger Arbeit mehr zu erreichen wäre. Es ist gerade umgekehrt, die Bedingungen müssen stimmen. Es ist jetzt dreiviertel zehn, wie wir in Österreich sagen. Hier wird gearbeitet, im Europäischen Parlament. Es muss für jede und jeden passen, wie gearbeitet wird, aber rund um die Uhr gibt es etwas zu tun.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Gabriele Bischoff
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, Herr Kommissar, Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wir haben in Deutschland die Fabel von dem Hirtenjungen, der immer wieder, weil er Schafe hüten muss, ruft: Der Wolf kommt! Kein Wolf da, die Leute hören irgendwann nicht mehr auf ihn. Dann kommt der Wolf und niemand hilft ihm. So ein bisschen ist das mit der Debatte um den Fachkräftemangel. Wir wissen das schon lange. Wir haben immer wieder Phasen gehabt, aber nachhaltig zu investieren in Ausbildung, in Weiterbildung, ist ein Kernelement, das wir unterstreichen müssen, damit man wirklich vorausschauend auch tatsächlich die Qualifikationen hat. Das Recht auf Weiterbildung hat der Kommissar angesprochen. Ich denke, das ist ganz essenziell, auch mit Blick auf die Transformationen, die wir haben. Aber es gibt eigentlich ein supergutes Rezept: Wir sehen, dass die Unternehmen, die gute Arbeitsbedingungen haben und gute Löhne zahlen, auch die Fachkräfte meistens finden, die sie brauchen. Aber deshalb können wir nicht einfach nur Fachkräfte importieren – wir haben das lange mit Osteuropa gemacht in vielen westeuropäischen Ländern –, sondern wir müssen wirklich eine kohärente Strategie entwickeln.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Dragoş Pîslaru
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, ai sau nu ai talent sau competențe, criza are același gust. Care criză? Criza locurilor de muncă. Câți dintre voi, cei care urmăriți aceste dezbateri, ați plecat din țară sau vreți să plecați în altă țară pentru că nu vă mai permiteți un coș zilnic de la supermarket? Asta se întâmplă în România. Aproape 50 000 de români au plecat definitiv din România în 2022, să lucreze într-o altă țară a Uniunii Europene - cel mai mare număr din ultimii treizeci de ani, populația unor întregi orașe, cum ar fi Hunedoara, Bârlad sau Deva. Însă gândiți-vă ce ar însemna ca aceste orașe să dispară cu totul. Dacă v-aș spune că Uniunea Europeană are soluția, are banii pentru a putea investi și pregăti talente, pregătire profesională. Trebuie să vedem că Anul european al competențelor funcționează, în practică, că oamenii în zonele rurale și defavorizate încep să aibă oportunități de angajare, că un motiv să se dezvolte, să fie ajutați să învețe. O mână de ajutor pentru viitor, asta trebuie să fie Anul european al competențelor, nu doar o titulatură, ci o fundație solidă pentru economie.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Peter Pollák
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: SK

Vážená pani predsedajúc, na jednej strane záujem mladých o praktické zručnosti sa stráca, čo v praxi spôsobuje, že následne chýbajú zamestnávateľom na európskom pracovnom trhu. Na druhej strane, priznajme si, že vzdelávacie systémy v oblasti odbornej výchovy dlhodobo v Európe zlyhávajú. V kontexte nových technológií, digitalizácie a zelenej transformácie sa táto priepasť ešte viac prehlbuje. Čo je však ešte horšie, v niektorých členských krajinách vedome mrhajú talentmi aj potenciálom. Tým, že vylučujú, resp. znevýhodňujú deti z chudobných rodín už od vstupu do školského prostredia. Zahadzujú ich budúcnosť a zároveň mrhajú ich potenciálom. Niektoré členské krajiny doslova vyrábajú z chudobných, talentovaných detí občanov nepoužiteľných na pracovnom trhu, do konca života závislých na sociálnom systéme. Najdôležitejšie investície sú do budúcnosti európskych občanov, do našich detí. Je nutné urobiť všetko preto, aby každé dieťa dostalo šancu rozvíjať svoj talent či zručnosti tak, aby mohlo byť úspešné, resp. aby si v dospelosti vedelo každé dieťa plniť svoje vlastné sny.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Alicia Homs Ginel
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, cuando designamos el 2023 como el Año Europeo de las Competencias, teníamos por objetivo anticiparnos y evitar que ninguna persona trabajadora se quedara por el camino. Pero ello implica que la carga de estar preparados para cambiar de un trabajo o de un sector a otro no puede recaer solamente sobre los hombros de estos mismos trabajadores y trabajadoras. Quiero recordar que el desajuste entre la oferta y la demanda de competencias está más relacionado con unas malas condiciones de trabajo que con la falta de cualificación del personal. Y si a alguien afecta esto directamente es a las personas más jóvenes, porque estamos frente a la generación mejor preparada, pero a su vez a la que más precariedad laboral sufre. Por tanto, a todos aquellos que dicen tener problemas para encontrar personal o personal cualificado, a mí me gustaría dejarles una pequeña receta, que es que paguen más y mejor; que ofrezcan estabilidad, dignidad y formación y que den expectativas de futuro, porque la precariedad nunca será la solución.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Atidzhe Alieva-Veli
Political group: Renew
Country: Bulgaria
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, днес това е поредният дебат на социална тема и това е важно, защото гарантирането на достоен живот и решаването на проблемите на европейците минава през решаване именно на социалните проблеми. За успешен и "зелен" дигитален преход са нужни развити умения, квалификации, преквалификации. Това означава осигуряване на възможности за всички европейци да надграждат и развиват знанията и уменията си. Трябва да инвестираме в образование и обучение, които да отразяват актуалните нужди на бизнеса. Заедно с индустрията, да създадем програми, които да предоставят практически умения и знания. Нужен е специален фокус към хората, които живеят в селските райони. Сега е моментът да използваме потенциала на цифровата ера, да наблегнем на обучението на възрастните, да помогнем на нашата младеж и на най‑уязвимите. Инвестициите в образование и наука са ключов елемент за създаване на среда, в която талантът процъфтява.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Maria Walsh
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Madam President, digital literacy is not just a specific and lucrative job skill set. It is also part of understanding and navigating the world we live in. If we are to remain competitive, we need to keep pace with the evolving digital world. Member States, like my own, Ireland, have taken steps in developing a digital inclusion roadmap, which is working to increase digital literacy to 80% by 2030. A major gap I do see though, and continuously see, is in the gender digital divide. We need more policies and programmes like the Women Reboot programme, designed for women who have taken time out of their career in technology and are ready to reignite their careers in a unique, supportive environment that considers the specific needs and challenges faced by women to ensure inclusivity and equality in the digital landscape. Digital upskilling is essential for women in closing gender gaps in employment and income, offering access to greater opportunities, and thus for empowering women to shape their own future.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: LT

Pirmininke, gerbiamas komisare, kolegos, įgūdžių metai yra skirti atkreipti dėmesį į darbo jėgos ir paklausos neatitikimą Europos Sąjungoje ir rasti sprendimus. Įgūdžių problemos klausimas išlieka itin aktualus ir jį būtina spręsti, nes nuo to priklauso mūsų visos Europos Sąjungos konkurencingumas ir tuo pačiu priklauso ir mūsų žmonių socialinė gerovė. Akivaizdu, kad trūksta kvalifikuotų darbuotojų ir ypatingai jų trūksta regionuose. Tuo pat metu visoje Europos Sąjungoje turime didžiulį niekur nedirbančio ir nesimokančio jaunimo nedarbo lygį. Nepanaudojome moterų, neįgalių žmonių galimybių dalyvauti darbo rinkoje, todėl turime užtikrinti, kad mūsų žmonės galėtų įgyti rinkos poreikius atitinkančius įgūdžius. Bet ir atlygis už darbą privalo būti patrauklus ir padorus, ir darbo sąlygos turi būti padorios, kad kiekvienas žmogus jaustųsi oriai, galėtų gyventi ir išlaikyti savo šeimą.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Pernille Weiss
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: DA

Fru formand! I 2023 satte European Year of Skills fokus på problemerne, som præcis handler om, at 74 % af alle EU's SMV'er mangler uddannet arbejdskraft. Det rammer alt lige fra restauranternes åbningstid i højsæsonen og den tid, patienter må stå på hospitalernes ventelister til operationer, der kan bringe dem tilbage i arbejdsstyrken – paradoksalt nok! To tredjedel af alle EU's virksomheder søger forgæves efter IT-specialister, og en alt for stor del af arbejdsstyrken sidder fast i den kendsgerning, at ikke alle lande i EU har tilstrækkelig eller god nok pasningsordning til børn. 8 millioner europæere, unge europæere har hverken uddannelse eller arbejde, men et år med fokus på problemerne løser dem altså ikke. Der skal handles, og der skal handles nu. Derfor må Kommissionen aldeles omgående aflevere en handleplan – en hasteplan – der sikrer, at arbejdsstyrken gøres større og fyldes med de kompetencer, der er behov for. Ellers udsulter vi den økonomiske muskel, der uhindret skal kunne pumpe vækst, velfærd, tryghed og perspektiv ud i Europa.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Laurence Farreng
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, selon les données de la Commission, la pénurie de main d'œuvre dans les secteurs essentiels pour la transition verte a doublé entre 2015 et 2021. Plusieurs facteurs sont en cause: des cursus non adaptés, une main d'œuvre peu mobile, des formations peu attrayantes, une mauvaise orientation des jeunes. En France, c'est un jeune sur deux qui change de voie professionnelle une fois qu'il a obtenu son diplôme professionnel, particulièrement dans les domaines de l'industrie. C'est bien la preuve qu'il y a un manque d'adéquation entre les cursus, les aspirations des jeunes et la réalité du monde du travail. Je pense que le programme Erasmus+ a un rôle primordial à jouer via les alliances d'universités européennes, la mobilité longue des apprentis, mais aussi les centres d'excellence pour l'apprentissage. Dans le rapport de mise en œuvre du programme Erasmus+ que nous avons largement adopté hier, nous demandons à la Commission de présenter une vision claire du futur des centres d'excellence pour l'apprentissage et des alliances d'universités européennes. Ils doivent, à mon sens, devenir les catalyseurs des talents de demain et un véritable outil de gestion des compétences à long terme.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Eva Maria Poptcheva
Political group: Renew
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, estimado comisario, uno de nuestros grandes desafíos para la competitividad de nuestras industrias es la escasez de trabajadores cualificados. Y no estoy hablando solo de programadores o ingenieros de telecomunicaciones, hablo también de personal sanitario, fontaneros, técnicos de laboratorio, electricistas o soldadores. Ya antes de la pandemia, más del 77 % de los negocios europeos tenía dificultades para encontrar trabajadores cualificados. Tenemos que revertir esta situación. Debemos flexibilizar el sistema educativo para que pueda adaptarse rápidamente a las demandas de formación del mercado. No tiene sentido que cada nuevo módulo de formación profesional tenga que pasar por un largo trámite burocrático hasta recibir la aprobación de la Administración. Si hay demanda de habilidades, que, además, tienen alta empleabilidad, los centros educativos, e incluso las propias empresas, deben ser libres para poder impartir la formación hoy, no mañana. Si queremos una economía competitiva necesitamos un sistema de formación profesional dinámico. Construyamos una Europa de oportunidades.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Francesca Peppucci
Political group: PPE
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, è evidente che la mancanza di competenze ha un costo economico e sociale enorme. Negli ultimi anni abbiamo visto come le imprese riscontrino sempre maggiori difficoltà nel reclutare e trattenere talenti qualificati, una difficoltà che si va ad ampliare nel momento in cui ci troviamo di fronte a un ricambio generazionale. In Italia, per esempio, secondo i dati Istat 2023 ci sono stati oltre 2 milioni di posti di lavoro vacanti, di cui 1,8 milioni a tempo indeterminato. Non avere competenze non solo ci espone a un grande rischio rispetto alle altre potenze mondiali, ma rischia di far perdere quelle capacità che ogni Stato membro ha. L'Anno europeo delle competenze è certamente una grande opportunità perché mette in campo una serie di misure, ma non deve essere un anno in cui si fa luce su un evidente problema, piuttosto un anno in cui si attuino una serie di misure a lungo termine per permettere che domanda e offerta si incontrino. Solo così riusciremo ad arrivare al risultato.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Nicolas Schmit
Language: EN

So I think this is the beginning, and this is also a way – and also debates like the one we have now – is to really encourage all stakeholders to invest in skills. it is about skilling – it is about good education, because that’s another issue – it is about upskilling, it is about giving people the opportunity to be reskilled if sometimes their job is changing or even disappearing. This is the real issue: we have to take away the fear from people when they get the impression that in some regions, in some sectors, jobs are changing or even disappearing. So this is the way to take away the fear. Some mentioned sectors where we have a skills shortage, especially care, and coming back to women – because these are sectors where a majority of women work – we all know why there is this skills shortage in care, because working conditions are not good, because pay is low. That’s why what we have to correct, it is about skilling, it is about developing skills, but it is also about making these essential jobs more attractive. The last point is about youth. We have to specially address the issue of youth who have left school early, without any skills, without any diploma. Well, we should not resign, and it is up to us to give them new opportunities the right way by right skilling possibilities and especially – and that’s an important issue in a period where digital is developing so fast – it is about soft skills. Unfortunately, many, many young people are lacking soft skills. Here we really have to make efforts to bring in these young people, to have a very inclusive labour and skills policy.
Debate: Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Jarosław Duda
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Dlatego potrzeba nowego podejścia do zarządzania rynkiem pracy, do edukacji i kształcenia ustawicznego. Całkowicie zgadzam się z Komisarzem Schmitem, że należy położyć większy nacisk na pozyskiwanie rzeczywistych umiejętności, a nie tylko na certyfikaty, dyplomy, tytuły czy zaświadczenia. Pracodawcy podkreślają, że trudno znaleźć pracowników na miejsce tych, którzy przechodzą na emeryturę. Z kolei starsi pracownicy często potrzebują wsparcia w dostosowaniu się do cyfrowego środowiska pracy. Dlatego należy wspierać międzypokoleniową wymianę wiedzy, praktyk i doświadczeń. Ponadto tzw. miękkie umiejętności, zwłaszcza w zakresie komunikacji i pracy zespołowej, są kluczowe dla adaptacji do zmian na rynku pracy, a także dla efektywności i satysfakcji zarówno pracowników, jak i pracodawców. Dlatego uważam, że nabywanie tych umiejętności powinno znaleźć się w programach nauczania na wszystkich etapach edukacji i kształcenia ustawicznego.
Debate: The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Esityslistalla on seuraavana keskustelut ihmisoikeuksien sekä demokratian ja oikeusvaltion periaatteiden loukkauksia koskevista tapauksista työjärjestyksen 144 artiklan mukaisesti. Ensimmäiseksi keskustelu aiheesta Falun Gongin harjoittajien jatkuva vainonta Kiinassa, erityisesti Ding Yuanden tapaus (
Debate: The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Michael Gahler
Country: Spain
Language: EN

It’s a practice that doesn’t harm anyone, that is not a danger to the state, but apparently the Party considers it – or has been considering it since 1999 – a threat to their ideology. The case we are focusing on is Mr Ding Yuande, who has been arrested and was in December sentenced to more than three years’ imprisonment. The only charge is that he practises Falun Gong. We are of the opinion that all those, not only Falun Gong practitioners, but the other groupings that I have named who are persecuted and repressed, need to be released unconditionally and allowed to practice their faith or to practice their culture, as it is also enshrined in the Chinese Constitution. We demand that the Member States publicly condemn these practices and that we should apply the EU global human rights sanctions regime and also national human rights sanctions regimes against all the perpetrators, as well as entities that have contributed to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. We stress that EU measures should include visa refusal, freezing of assets, expulsion from EU territories and criminal prosecution, including on the basis of extraterritorial jurisdiction or the initiation of international criminal charges. That is what we owe to the citizens who are innocent and who need to be released.
Debate: The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Para além de querer definir a legalidade das atividades religiosas, Pequim procura redesenhar as religiões, alinhando‑as com a ideologia do Partido Comunista Chinês e promovendo a lealdade ao líder supremo Xi. O caso de Ding Yuande é mais um entre tantos outros, abafados ao longo dos anos na China, de praticantes de Falun Gong – uma prática completamente inócua e que em nada prejudica qualquer tipo de interesse. A União Europeia não pode ser cúmplice, pelo silêncio ou pela complacência, diante deste tipo de casos. Por isso, exigimos a libertação incondicional e imediata deste detido, bem como de todos os praticantes da Falun Gong e outras vítimas de detenções arbitrárias, e o respeito pelos direitos das minorias étnicas e religiosas na China. Não podemos ser tolerantes com este tipo de práticas. Além disso, a União Europeia e os Estados-Membros devem apoiar uma investigação internacional aos casos de retirada de órgãos e também aos casos de tortura e tratamento desumano e degradante na China.
Debate: The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Engin Eroglu
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Deswegen der Appell an die Mitgliedstaaten, mal hier in das Europäische Parlament zu hören und mal zu schauen, was wir sagen. Seien es die Christen in Hongkong, seien es in Tibet die Buddhisten, seien es die Muslime als Uiguren oder jetzt die Anhänger von Falun Gong, die einfach – das muss man sich mal vorstellen – die einfach plötzlich inhaftiert werden, nur weil sie einer Religionsgemeinschaft angehören. Und das alles, weil China ins  Deswegen müssen wir, lieber Herr Kommissar, wirklich alle Mitgliedstaaten auffordern, endlich wach zu werden und zu handeln.