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Oct
2024
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Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, talking about youth is talking about the future, and for the future to be bright we need to strengthen its powers. The intentions are good: the test is a future Executive Vice-President dedicated to these competences in the new European Commission. But, nevertheless, the data is darker: young people’s performance indicates a skills gap, and projections for 2035 suggest that this gap will increase. We must act. We need a European strategy to reduce the skills gap at all stages of education. We need to provide our young people with tools to develop, improve and update competences during adult life, and the automatic recognition of academic degrees and competences to improve understanding and mobility between Member States. 2025 is here, and it is the date we set to call for the implementation of the European Education Area. Let's make it happen, let's make the future of our young people shine.