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A stronger economy, social justice and jobs: How can we make the economy work for young people?

A stronger economy, social justice and jobs

In November 2020, the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council of the European Union agreed on the next long-term budget and the additional COVID-19 recovery fund called ‘Next Generation EU’. Combined, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MMF) 2021-27 and the temporary recovery fund comprise €1.8 trillion. It is intended to support Europe’s recovery from the pandemic and to build a greener, more digital and more resilient Europe that is fit for future challenges and will be an important part of Europe’s economic recovery.

COVID-19 worsened already existing income inequality. Young people especially have been hit hard by the European debt crisis, the 2008 Recession, and COVID-19, and benefitted less from periods of economic growth after the 2008 Recession. Their precarious jobs are often the first to disappear, and they are faced with an increasingly volatile and uncertain job market when leaving school. Youth unemployment remains a key concern in Europe, as does a need for an education that provides young people with the necessary skills to enter the workforce.

Yet this crisis and its recovery fund can be good stepping stones to build an economy that works for young people. So tell us about your solutions to income inequality, and your ideas to solve youth unemployment. Can we build back better or is there a need to radically rethink our entire economic system? What does a social, just economy that works for young people look like?

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Laura Serrano Folguera
 • 26 September 2021
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EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Introduction

The brief economic history of European Monetary Union highlights the divergence in the economic development of the Member States in the face of a crisis and the instruments at their disposal to deal with it. The most obvious example can be found in the 2008 financial crisis where we found large differences between countries such as Germany, which had a relatively rapid economic recovery; and others, such as Greece, which were forced to receive financial assistance from the European Central Bank in view of the impossibility of implementing incentives in its economy independently.

Description of the problem

It is true that, in the case of the COVID-19 crisis, the European Union has made great efforts to provide a strong collective monetary and fiscal response. However, there is still uncertainty as to what to do in the face of new economic shocks that destroy jobs and the economy asymmetrically between Member States, once the EU safety nets established for this exceptional situation have disappeared. The fiscal space for some states, like the space for monetary stimulus, is currently limited – see Italy or Spain with debts above 130 % of their GDP.

Recently, one of the most important forms of fiscal stabilisers at European level, with a view to absorbing these asymmetric shocks, has been insurance or funding programmes for unemployment policies. Specifically, in this last crisis, the SURE programme has acted as a temporary and partial financing instrument for European unemployment schemes, guaranteeing household incomes and avoiding the undeferral and substantial fiscal disbursement that some Member States would have had to bear in labour policies. The effectiveness of such tax instruments, which, however, do not have a permanent structure within the European Union, has therefore been demonstrated.

Proposal

In the light of the above, we propose the adoption of a permanent European unemployment fund to finance national unemployment benefit systems in the face of a major negative shock to employment in some Member States, thus facilitating their tax response. This instrument will be known as ASSURE (automatic stabiliser to mitigate sudden unemployment risks in Europe) because of its permanent nature to mitigate unemployment risks in Europe.

The financial assistance from ASSURE will be provided in the form of loans and will be financed by debt issued by the European Commission on behalf of the EU as it has been done for Next Generation EU. This option is the most equitable among Member States, compared to other proposals providing for direct transfers. The latter benefit countries that receive funding for their national unemployment systems, but make the economically more robust states permanent contributors to the fund. They also run counter to Article 125 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which aims to prevent fiscal transfers between the countries of the European Monetary Union. On the other hand, the option of a loan-based unemployment fund is more appropriate in terms of financing. In the case of Community debt, interest costs are lower than those which most Member States could achieve on their own on the capital market.
The complexity of the design and implementation of a European unemployment fund means that it must be considered as a long-term project, with different stages and will require determined coordination between the Member States. Limiting permanent transfers between States and moral hazard arising from Community unemployment insurance will be the main challenges in establishing its functioning. This will be possible through rigorous eligibility criteria for receiving support, regular adjustments to national contributions to the fund and greater harmonisation of national labour institutions.

* This proposal has been created in the framework of the Forum x the Future of the European Union *

Laura Serrano Folguera
 • 26 September 2021
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BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: GENDER QUOTAS IN THE EUROPEAN BOARDS

Introduction

Although women’s entry into work is increasing in new generations, there are certain structural factors and barriers that perpetuate gender inequalities in the labour market. These inequalities include the lack of women in leadership and decision-making positions within organisations, a phenomenon commonly referred to as the ‘glass ceiling’. And the facts speak for themselves: in Europe, only 20 % of the CEOs of large companies and less than 30 % of the members of their highest decision-making bodies are women. In the case of small and medium-sized enterprises, this situation is further accentuated.

Description of the problem

This gender inequality in power sharing has negative consequences at both individual and collective level. At individual level, the fact that women no longer occupy the highest levels of organisations widens the pay gap and reinforces the idea that authority and responsibility are men. This strengthens gender stereotypes and reduces women’s career expectations. Collectively, gender balance in decision-making enhances democracy and boosts innovation and productivity of organisations by contributing to a more prosperous EU.
The reasons for the existence of a glass ceiling are broad and multifaceted. On the one hand, we find well-known and more personal factors, such as traditional gender roles and the unequal distribution of care and household tasks. In this respect, women are mostly taking on this family role to the detriment of their careers. On the other hand, there are organisational factors such as the existence of a relationship network of the male senior management – known in English as the ‘old boy network’ – which leads to men tending to mentor and choosing the successors of other men, thereby strengthening male power shares.

Proposal

It is therefore clear that in order to uncover female talent, it is essential not only to address personal circumstances that prevent equal participation of women and men in the labour market, but also to break with organisational dynamics that prevent women from accessing the most qualified positions. In this regard, we propose the creation of a Directive introducing gender quotas on European company boards – known in English for its abbreviation boards. Specifically, we propose a quota system that:
Has a target of 40 % women on boards, including executive and non-executive members.
To be implemented progressively, establishing that one third of board seats are occupied by women after completing two renovation cycles and 40 % after the third and fourth renewal cycle after the implementation of the Directive. Member States that already exceed one third of women on boards must reach 40 % female presence at the end of the second renewal cycle onwards. This progressivity is intended to give companies that are lagging behind in achieving gender balance more scope to adapt to the rule.
Is a transitional measure whose implementation ends after the fourth renewal cycle. Quotas by definition are temporary and aim to eradicate gender imbalances in organisations. Once we are close to parity and after four renewal cycles, the measure will fall and “soft” measures will be incorporated to maintain gender balance in the long term.
Have a degree of flexibility, updating the targets and the deadline for achieving them and taking into account the progress already made in the Member States.
It also includes medium-sized undertakings within the scope of the Directive, giving them a transitional period with respect to the entry into force of the measure in large companies.
It is accompanied by other measures to empower women, such as the inclusion of development and leadership programmes for women in company equality plans.

* This proposal has been created in the framework of the Forum x the Future of the European Union *

Laura Serrano Folguera
 • 26 September 2021
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TOWARDS FAIR DIGITAL TAXATION IN THE EU

Introduction

The digitalisation of the economy has brought great benefits to society, especially in the form of more efficient processes for consumption and production. However, this digitalisation demonstrates the obsolescence of the taxation system for digital service operators. They have the privilege of being able to provide services worldwide without the need to be taxed in each State where they make a profit.

Despite the establishment of an international framework by the OECD to adopt mechanisms for global harmonisation – given the global nature of these operators – there has been no significant progress towards achieving it.

In 2018, the European Union tried to implement a common tax on digitalisation, which ultimately failed. In the absence of a common European response, many countries have decided to tax these activities of digital multinationals unilaterally at national level.

Description of the problem

The lack of a common European response to the absence of fiscal measures applied to big tech means that the system is inefficient and leads to unilateral measures being adopted by some Member States. These unilateral measures fail to achieve their objectives due to the limited pressure that states can exert on the big corporations. An example of this pulse can be found in Australia and their recent dispute with Google and Facebook on the law obliging them to pay Australian news channels for sharing their news.

Already in 2018, the Commission presented a draft directive to be able to adopt a digital services tax. However, it could not succeed due to the veto of several countries of the European Council. In the absence of a coordinated response, a number of neighbouring countries are already taking their own unilateral tax measures against big tech, such as France, Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom.

The importance of a coordinated response underpins the efficiency it brings. In this way, the most efficient solution is coordination and union to tackle this problem. We therefore propose the creation of a common European digital tax on services provided in the EEA.

Proposal

We propose the creation of a digital tax to record the services provided by operators such as Google, Facebook or Amazon in a way that contributes to the social welfare system, as any other company physically present in the territory of a Member State contributes, as these companies operate and make profits from European citizens.

We recommend that the creation of the tax should continue with the following mechanics: a common basis across Europe to finance the growing needs of the EU, followed by a second tranche that each member country can modify, within agreed limits, which will be collected directly to the state concerned. This ensures a fair valuation of technology companies so that they compete on a level playing field with the rest of the business sector, while raising more funds for the European Union (thanks to the first tax band) and higher revenues for the Member States (thanks to the second tax band).

More specifically, it is recommended that the first band be made up of the 1 % turnover tax on digital multinationals whose revenues are generated by activities in which users play an ‘important role’ in value creation and which are difficult to ‘capture’ under the current tax rules, replenishing the definition given to this tax the last time the European Commission proposed it. The second tranche would consist of a value of between two and four per cent to be determined by each member country.

* This proposal has been created in the framework of the Forum x the Future of the European Union *

Peri Mikayelyan  • 27 September 2021

Youth unemployment is a considerable challenge nowadays. Recent graduates are either in a job search with no results, or doing short-term internships with minimal salary and without any guarantee of subsequent employment. In these circumstances, the concerned institutions/governments could develop funding programs for employers in order to encourage them to hire young people. This assistance could be in the form of financial incentives that subsidize salary or training expenses.

Barret  • 27 September 2021
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The idea is to avoid Article 123 TFEU, which causes all debt crises. This article inspired by Americans such as JP Morgan is an economic nonsense and obliges the ECB to seek credit from private banks, which are enriched twice.
It should be remembered that the EDF is a private bank that can still fight currency. It therefore has nothing to do with a federal reservation (https://www.leconomiste.eu/decryptage-economie/369-la-fed-n-est-ni-une-reserve-ni-federale-ni-americaine.html). In the
meantime, while the BIS confirmed that the ECB can buy back the debts of all European states without going bankrupt (as it has only 80 billion treasury funds), this opportunity has been counteracted by the economic dogmatism of senior European officials.
Appointment counts. The latest IPCC report (Group 1) was released in August. The time is serious, we need to invest. And yet, while it is estimated that between 50 000 and 90 000 billion should be invested by 2030, dogmatism prevents the reason to triompher when we have never needed so much.
The trade-off between our lives and our economy makes no sense. The economy must be at the service of everyone’s lives. And it is up to the states and Europe to act as guarantors.

Stefan  • 28 September 2021
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Remove benefits, let’s not work or die out of hunger. With hungry death, all their problems will end.

Igor  • 28 September 2021
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What you want to continue to deepen socialism as it has been demonstrated on several occasions that it is not working. Continued indebtedness by socialist politicians will make current children’s grandchildren the property of banks. Finish Socialism because others will go behind the UK.

Carolina Isabel dos Santos Abreu  • 28 September 2021

Benefits for the elderly target of abandonment.
Portugal is a country with a high rate of aging. Sometimes these elderly people do not have the necessary support to live with a minimum of dignity. It is necessary a greater support for municipalities, to achieve a wider network of services for them

Mohammed Nur e zannat  • 28 September 2021

There should be an youth employment app for those who are looking for new career beside that most of the company should have the training facilities in the company for specific position.

And Every company should have vacancy for young people.

Mattia  • 28 September 2021

Manual jobs are paid less because the need in the EU is not what it should be, and the factories would relocate abroad. Factories need to come back to produce in the EU, and we need to slowly start to own our responsibilities as producers, not pointing fingers as consumers. Plus, manual jobs shouldn't be paid less as they run more risks to get obsolete, and the moment we will start to produce and develop more, we will need more workers though. Young people have to decide if they want to study more, or work in fields where studying is not required, and be able to live decently though.

Marian Marincat
 • 28 September 2021
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Prohibition or taxation of money transfers to tax havens.
Taxation by negative interest on large amounts of money blocked in bank accounts which do not add value to the company.

Salanta  • 28 September 2021

Salut Europa,

I believe that the solution to greater prosperity, self-sustainment and even help increase the overall economy of Europe, would be the following:
1. Purchase generous amounts of fertile land across Europe, and divide them in equal (debatable) spaces that enable building both a house, and a farm. The houses accompanied by a salary(debatable) will be given to people that agree to grow decided plants (tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, grapes, certain species of trees, cotton, weed, etc.) in that area.
Example: Citizen A grows weed across his given land of 200m^2. Once or Two times a year he has to share his harvest with EU (or the local government) and also keep some for himself for personal profit/use.
2. Create factories with different purposes that create various products that use the prime materials gained at (1).

Conclusion:
A lot of places to live and work would be created with the houses/farms, alongside with the workplaces created in factories for production of food (food would not be a problem for anyone [even animals!] anymore) and use the unprocessed materials to create oils, oinments, clothes, tools, etc.
All result products can be used to either strengthen a nations self-sustainability and quality of life by either using the said products, or by selling them and investing the money into something else (export).

In the case of a Pandemic (such as the current Covid-19), the farms are objectively safe, as the people can avoid contacting each other and continue taking care of their farms.

Whatever the crisis, self-sustainability is a must have safe-net.

Ionut – Cristian Savoiu
 • 28 September 2021
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Young entrepreneurs must be supported with professional management training

Ionut - Cristian Savoiu  • 28 September 2021

Young entrepeneurs must be supported with profesional management training

Camilla Silvana Giotta  • 29 September 2021
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Regulate traineeships by making them the way they enter the world of work. It is necessary to make the hiring of apprenticeship contracts compulsory at the end of the traineeship in order to promote the integration of young people into the labour market and avoid their exploitation.

Gheorghe Sorin  • 29 September 2021
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Withdrawing production and investment from Asian countries and moving them to Europe.
Investing in education — well-trained vocational schools.

Youness  • 29 September 2021

Re-Invest in Europe. Stop hiring in other country because of lower coasts, and give huge penalties for companies that don't respect that.

Europe has to take back means of productions.

Csaba Mako  • 29 September 2021

Help small bussinesses, and families with 2 or nore children

Philippe Beraud  • 29 September 2021

Create a Universal Basic Income for all. Hence no more fear of missing food or shelter, and people will be motivated to do what their heart tells them to do to participate in this society.

Adam  • 29 September 2021
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EU should introduce Universal Basic Income, in the amount exceeding average social minimum, for every citizen. This way the wage slavery will be finally over.

Lali Titilokashvili  • 30 September 2021

Financing handcraft and social media management courses for the mothers of many children as most of them do not have time to work. So they will be able to create interesting things at home and then sell them online.

Nino (Young European Ambassador)  • 30 September 2021

Young people from Georgia need some job opportunities to increase their knowledge and gain practical experience in their studies. Especially for YEAs, who are students in the field of Social and Political Science, it will be very interesting, if there will be offered paid internships by the EU member state's Embassies at local offices.

Andrei David  • 30 September 2021

All countries should become financially sustainable and that includes closing the gap between the West and the East. Developing infrastructure in the East of the continent would bring jobs, and once the competition is brought back, the salaries will increase and the people would be happy with their life, no matter where in the EU they are.

Banias  • 30 September 2021
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• Collaboration• Dialogue• uniting and recreating the smart European population• Creativity• Understanding• Good choice• Dorence. By

understanding the wishes of every person in Europe, we could make a European democratic union to the present generation. Cooperation, trust, and dialogue in a virtual as well as real environment, as well as encouraging or uniting, could make me together, an economy, a good political force.
We vote for 10 years.
We accept the scarcity to create more.
The total desire to move towards revenue as well as smart resources 2021-2100. It leads to our efforts through the work, the desire and the desire to allay us with those who lead us.

Havriliuc Marcel
 • 01 October 2021
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A large part of the population of the European Union is saraca, has very low incomes or has no source of income at all. Gradually increasing existing revenues and introducing a gradual European minimum income would lead to money injections into the economy, its development, support for the business environment, an increase in tax receipts, stability and job creation and support.
The measure should be adopted over time and gradually in order to prevent inflation, depletion of stocks, adaptation of the transport and marketing production process to the increase in demand.
The measure proposes to ensure a constant minimum level of material for all citizens of the Eurpene Union and to solve the social challenges that can lead to the reduction of jobs due to automation, the introduction of robotics on the labour market, the benefits of artificial intelligence, etc.

Munteanu  • 01 October 2021

An integrated set of rules for corporate governance, transparency and avoidance of conflict of interest that is applicable all over EU, without exceptions.

Lukas  • 01 October 2021

Since everybody only became what s/he is, because of his/her environment and the circumstances in his/her life, it is never the fault of the person when one lives in poverty or even only has less than others. Hence the European economic policy should be less liberal and should focus on closing the gap between the rich and poor, for example with higher taxes for the rich and corporations, which could also be good for the European integration because if we had European taxes, which would make the EU more independent from single countries, the citizens would have to deal more with and think more about the European Union which would be good for the identification of them with the EU.

Lord Nicolaus Dinter
 • 01 October 2021
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I would call for a reduction in taxes. Not only consumption taxes, but also corporate taxation. More specifically, of the compulsory State contributions. What can be the case that an hourly wage of EUR 13.50 costs the farm almost EUR 80.00. In order to achieve this, the introduction of a citizen’s income of EUR 1500 for the head of the household would be urgently needed. It would be a process of five years until the measures can be implemented and the economic fabric is at a higher level. There are enough examples in the world (outside Europe/Germany) where it works perfectly.

BEM MIROSLAV
 • 01 October 2021
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HOWHERE THE PROFESSION EVER SOLVES PROBLEMS, SO THAT WE GET A SKILLED EUROPE!

Csaba Mako  • 01 October 2021

Ban dropshipping from non-EU countries.

Dorian VASILE
 • 01 October 2021
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The statutory limitation of social benefits for people who after 1 year are unable to integrate into the EU. Integration does not mean a job. Limiting the spending of public money to those who parasite the European system on behalf of human rights.

Kari arable land
 • 02 October 2021
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Improve and develop teleworking opportunities for different nationalities, regardless of the language spoken. Young people in particular have a key role to play in teleworking opportunities, as they are “living” and are already more active in the direct influence of different mobile devices and the internet.
It is only a “barrier” that allows the EU to “platform” a common teleworking for everyone.

Kari Peltomaa  • 02 October 2021

Proposed to EU system: To develop EU based platform (workbench) to be able to do remote working, regardless were ever you live, what nation and language you are. To develop multinational platform (System) is only depending on "thinking new way".

Novák Cristian  • 02 October 2021

Within the EU, in order to facilitate the relocation of workers and students, there should be an EU legislation to implement in the member states, for relocation help, including accommodation help (social accommodation or encouraging private landlords to offer accommodation for people moving within the EU).

Maximilian Weiss
 • 02 October 2021
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The EU must ensure that not every product is imported from China. Together, we need to create our own factories as the EU. We must not leave China too much headway. Especially for batteries and medicines, we need to be extremely vigilant. These two things are irreplaceable for our future, and they are becoming increasingly important. It only brings benefits here in Europe: (1) creating jobs, 2. Short transport routes, 3. Strengthen our economy, 4. Brakes in China. I would focus on the EU’s eastern countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus,... This is because we can then boost the economy in the same way. So a win-win situation.

Kari Peltomaa  • 03 October 2021

Proposing to EU system: Develop EU based platform (workbench), where; to be able to do remote working, regardless were ever you live, what nation and language you are. To develop multinational platform (System) is only depending on "thinking new way".

Victor Gramada  • 04 October 2021

Hello everyone,
My proposition for reducing income inequality and unemployment among youths in the European Union is the following:
Premise:
The general situation of the European Union labour market is that there is an oversupply of job seekers with college degrees and an undersupply of job seekers for the trades. The developed economies of the EU solve their problem of lack of manpower in the trades by using immigrants, either from poorer EU countries or from outside of the EU. I think the main reason that people tend to avoid the trades is because of the general low pay of the jobs and because of stigmatisation of the professions (see plumber, construction worker etc.).
Proposition:
If we can show young people that the trades have a high revenue potential and a high socio-economic status potential, then we could have more young people join the trades, fixing at the same time the lack of workforce in the trades and the high unemployment among the youths.
First of all, we will need a solid program for training for all professions which will guarantee that, when receiving a diploma from the trade school, the graduates will have up-to-date and marketable skills to offer. Besides the core disciplines taught, they will also have a thorough course of business and entrepreneurship which, after gaining experience in their field, will open up the possibility for those who wish to develop their own businesses, increasing their earning potential and socio-economic status.
The program will be marketed strongly towards the possibility of opening a business down the line.
It is worth pointing out that the career path of a college graduate will not be much different from a person going into trades: the only difference is that it is easier for a college graduate to reach a better pay level by just being an employee, but there are plenty of high paying trade jobs available.
Thank you for reading, I hope you will consider this idea for implementation.

Hermann Schwarzer  • 04 October 2021

In a time of climate change, veganism is on the rise. This is a threat for European cheese producers. Cheese is an important part of Europe's cultural heritage. If the EU is united in diversity, the diversity of Europe's different cheese traditions is a beautiful expression of the Union's founding values. When some people argue that cheese production ought to be reduced, I say the opposite: we must protect local European cheese production! The EU should give money to farmers to develop Harzer Käse, halloumi, gorgonzola, Saint-Nectaire and other cheeses. Governments should also launch public information campaigns about the health benefits and about the specificities of different cheeses.

Nerea
 • 06 October 2021
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I am 25 years old and my poor working life already has experience in 5 different EU countries. This means that I have registered as an active worker in 5 different European countries and I have 5 different worker/social security numbers. Bearing in mind the freedom of movement of workers and the recognition of official qualifications, I believe that it is time to move the European Union to a more advanced level, although competence in employment matters lies with the Member States, as well as having a single national identity card recognised by all EU Member States, it would be ideal to harmonise a single social security number recognised throughout the EU for work and other uses.

Alin Lush  • 08 October 2021

Build an mechanism to give money directly to people called personal jobs. To money will be used for personal development. The money will come from their future selves only if on profit from something called personal tax where they analyze what personal jobs helped them to be successful then split the tax accordingly.

Example of personals job: how personal jobs work, how EU and your national institutions work, take care of you mental health, aptitude tests, how to travel safe(prevent human traffic, spread of pandemics, etc.), how social media affects you, how to properly inform yourself, how can you buy with the least negative impact on the environment, how to make a proposal to change how EU or you country works, etc. There can be thousands of personal jobs. An investor can create a personal job with conditions like other personal jobs required (e.g. how to proper evaluate past personal jobs when you share your personal tax) . First backed up by EU then by everyone who wants to invest should grow organically through trial and error.

Then later the same mechanism can be used for emergencies like floods, pandemics, etc., with possible personal jobs: where can you go, what can you do, etc., to put your life back together?

Personal jobs can be described as charity because it gives you the money necessary to progress in life. Personal jobs can also be described as business because they will be oriented also for profit, the only way to create only personal jobs that are truly helpful.

Sami Kazkaz  • 09 October 2021

(Youth job creators fund)

Due to Covid we have wasted around one year of our lives but the benefits of Digitalizing everything and online business in Trading cannot be ignored.

The difficult part of the crisis has gone but the business creators don’t have the cash for marketing their own ideas or open stores or rent shops or higher sales representatives to start ups.

Online trading business proved that it is the best and fastest way but the main obstacles are the high costs of marketing on Google and social media apps.

Let’s support any online business created by youth let’s build Avenue online malls and specific shops for each field separately, This fund will be supported by all European countries to help you with for the ability of marketing their websites shops and ideas which are ready profitable projects that would also support made in Europe Products.

Let’s empower the chances of job creators also by training them on how to do multinational companies and create new sustainable and quality jobs. Since the government are taking taxes on profits they will be partners with these used business oriented.

This money will go‘s to The different companies for online marketing like Google Facebook Instagram Snapchat and so on. Since those marketing in buyers would take a great benefit from this fund they have to act loyal to humanity and help in recovery after Covid, They should participate and do a plan to support European youth with Locos odds.

That would help used to take off and climb the heart steps to launch their ideas and later have the ability to continue easily.

Let’s take care of your creators to reduce jobseekers that would be really serious political responsibility for social stability.

And every great deed is born a dream thank you

Astrid Elena Euwe Wyss  • 09 October 2021

We need a uniform system of methods of payment. In the Netherlands, the main form of payment is debit card, and credit and cash are hardly ever accepted. However, upon traveling to both Brussels and Strasbourg for EP events, I realised this is not the case everywhere. All methods of payment should be mutually recognized throughout the Union, in order to facilitate the freedom of movement throughout Europe.

Laura Kolm  • 10 October 2021

Finding jobs is very hard for young people and entering the job market can be a very challenging experience. That is why the EU should invest more in facilitating interships and accessibility for jobs - some young professionals do not know what is out there and are not sure where to start.

The idea is: create a job portal that is easily accesible for paid interships or jobs.
It could be done with the ESN program where it is now easier to study abroad and there is a lot of support (you know what universities you can apply for, what term, etc). In contrast to interships/jobs that you later make the entry in the "real" job market much easier.

Example: In Austria it is quite normal to do internships during the summer and it is relatively easy to get one. In Spain this is not really a common practice to get a summer internship for 1-2months

Darek P  • 13 October 2021
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In many countries, an experiment has been carried out to shorten the 40-hour working week. This solution (4 working days per week) has proven to have many benefits: Productivity is increasing, creativity is increasing and there is less pressure on the climate. It may be worth considering how to regulate such a solution at EU level in the future.

jacek blajet  • 13 October 2021
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raise corporation taxes to a minimum of 30 %. By introducing an ogolnoeoropejic pond for a minimum plaque of at least EUR 20, which will stop the exploitation of workers from lower-rate countries. Abolition of free movement of capital;

Lorenzo Manini  • 07 November 2021

Credit cards are a great financial tool, but many don't want to have one due to their costs or don't want its method of operation as a part of their lifes, being scared from potential debits, or even don't see them as a necessity at all. Expecially new generetions.

What i ask is a UE regolation that obbligates companies to guarantee at least two different online paying methods since, at this time, many services are restricted only to who have credit cards.

Juan carlos Aguiar  • 09 November 2021

Legalize cannabis in all of the e.u. to stop mafias and increase revenues and increase jobs. Alcohol and tabaco are far more dangerous and have been legal for many years. Alcohol and tabaco companies should pay into the health system since they contribute to ailments

David Coli  • 13 November 2021

Zero homeless population
Guarantee public housing (under 35) for Young and homeless people, and students. Especially in the eastern Europe where homelessness is a problem. Everyone in the EU should habe the right for food and a ceiling

Francisco  • 18 November 2021
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Living in harmony with nature is to be aware that we live on a planet called Earth. ‘Human beings’ are their inhabitants. Nature is one that loves and protects to defend itself. Living in harmony with nature is one of the values we identify. Life, nature and the environment have already become an environmental defender since the child. A clean environment, rich in natural resources, managed with ecological sustainability standards, in the context of human development as indicated by consideration of life, common well-being, peace and harmony with nature.

3rd High school ARGOS  • 26 March 2022
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Is the Recovery and Resilience Fund for all Member States of great importance if the Green Deal is also to be achieved. However, with the new circumstances, the war in Ukraine, the impact on the Member States of the measures against Russia, the emerging food crisis, the recurrent inflation, energy prices, are creating an uneconomic climate. How will all this be tackled in combination with youth unemployment, especially women?
Businesses are losing their jobs.....
We believe that the European Union should focus on creating a climate of economic security for its Member States quickly and decisively as it has done in Pandemia.to secure agreements to reduce the energy and food crisis wherever possible and to help Member States financially overcome the major crisis that seems to be coming.
For young people it would be desirable to set up a job placement platform in the countries of the European Union, with priority being given to teleworking in order to minimise workers’ costs.

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