European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024

Tabled by Pedro Marques, Agnes Jongerius, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Added: 9a. Highlights that initiatives such as NextGenerationEU, the European instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE), and other policies have secured growth and economic resilience and reduced inequalities; calls for the promotion of the European social market economy model through an investment plan for the green and digital transitions to create new quality and well-paid jobs, empowering Member States to invest in a green and social future for the people; stresses the need for permanent EU investment capacity, to protect European citizens against austerity policies and to reinforce social welfare systems and the provision of quality public services, as well as the need for an ambitious European budget, including a complementary unemployment reinsurance mechanism, to support Member States in cases of crisis and protect living and working conditions and workers’ purchasing power;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE760.472