European Parliament
Aldo Patriciello  (PPE ),
in writing.
(IT)
Unemployment has increased significantly since 2008 and reached the level of 23 million unemployed people in the EU. Moreover, the labour market situation is particularly critical for young people. In light of this, I voted in favour of including the following matters in the policy guidance for the European Semester 2012: sustainable job creation with investment and tax reform; improving the quality of employment and conditions for increased labour participation; tackling youth unemployment; and tackling poverty and social exclusion with an emphasis on groups with no or limited links to the labour market.

