On Monday 6 February, the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) called for the EU to “intensify and advance the skills development of the European workforce to boost competitiveness, participation and quality in the labour market” during the European Year of Skills (9 May 2023 to 8 May 2024).
They did so by adopting the report by Loucas Fourlas (EPP, Cypriot) by 36 votes to 2 with no abstentions, and agreeing to start inter-institutional negotiations...