council recommend februari implement member state employ polici ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof state council make recommend member state light examin implement member state employ polici regard guidelin adopt council resolut decemb februari regard implement report receiv member state compris implement nation employ action plan describ adjust made nation employ action plan account introduc guidelin regard joint employ report prepar jointli commiss describ employ situat commun examin action member state implement employ polici line guidelin regard recommend broad econom polici guidelin adopt council juli commit includ resolut european council june stabil growth pact regard recommend submit commiss septemb cologn european council june state conclus higher employ continu top object european union employ labour market committe econom polici committe jointli submit octob opinion recommend council consid light examin implement member state employ polici make recommend pursuant articl treati recommend sparingli concentr prioriti issu base sound accur analysi complement action undertaken member state view secur high level employ compet member state respect council acknowledg signific effort undertaken member state view implement employ guidelin assess impact polici multiannu perspect employ guidelin account tackl youth unemploy long stand problem european union countri young peopl opportun gain entri world work complet month unemploy prevent adult long term unemploy affect roughli half unemploi european union adult unemploi offer start complet month unemploy import reduc disincent employ embodi tax benefit system order ensur higher particip women older worker framework condit develop tap potenti employ growth servic sector sustain job creation call employ friendli taxat system high burden labour shift altern sourc fiscal revenu energi environ establish partnership level kei modernis organis work promot adapt undertak employe gender gap labour market affect employ unemploy pai gender segreg sector occup requir comprehens mainstream strategi measur reconcil work famili life common indic compar employ statist qualit analys crucial monitor implement outcom guidelin identifi good practic european level adopt recommend address individu member state set annex brussel februari council presid gama annex belgium improv econom climat employ situat belgium recov modestli labour market characteris long stand challeng high inflow long term unemploy lead increas stock long term unemploi peopl repres labour forc relat inter alia benefit durat elig condit enforc poor particip older person employ employ rate lowest union larg gender gap employ similar eu averag percentag point potenti job creation servic high share employ emploi work ag popul percentag point averag perform member state belgium strengthen prevent polici take earli action base individu stem flow long term unemploy belgium compli fulli guidelin provid young adult unemploi effect employ measur month threshold examin detail disincent tax benefit system discourag labour market particip women older worker belgium reassess exist polici facilit earli retir worker polici choic avoid earli withdraw worker labour market promot employ older person adopt implement coher strategi encompass regulatori fiscal labour market measur exploit fulli job creation potenti servic sector reinforc cooper author implement nation employ action plan ii denmark perform danish labour market improv significantli recent year denmark enjoi highest employ rate union lowest unemploy rate kei challeng denmark promot upgrad skill qualif labour forc mean overcom emerg bottleneck labour market expand current labour forc encourag employe stai longer work life reduc number person work ag social benefit reach balanc particip women men sector occup denmark pursu reform tax benefit system reduc fiscal pressur labour tax burden low incom increas incent remain job reform earli retir leav scheme complet close monitor light increas labour suppli promot train job opportun unemploi women examin context gender mainstream approach wai reduc current level occup sector segreg labour market iii germani economi recov protract fall employ level halt unemploy fallen background continu consequ german unif kei challeng face germani labour market includ neg employ growth year larg region differ unemploy rate affect länder persist high long term unemploy repres labour forc consider potenti job creation servic emploi total work ag popul perform member state low share peopl employ point addit unus employ potenti germani strengthen prevent polici take earli action base individu prevent peopl long term unemploi germani increas level ambit present target bring inflow long term unemploy level reach perform member state month adopt implement coher strategi exploit employ potenti servic sector encompass regulatori fiscal measur reduc burden set undertak examin detail disincent tax benefit system discourag labour market particip group older worker germani reassess exist polici facilit earli retir polici choic avoid earli withdraw worker labour market promot employ older worker pursu monitor effort bring gradual fiscal pressur labour reduc tax social secur contribut labour cost reduc lowest end wage scale respect fiscal consolid measur improv adapt statist system provid data compat common polici indic germani introduc quarterli labour forc survei light council regul ec iv greec year high econom perform employ increas significantli unemploy increas recent worsen unemploy situat illustr structur defici labour market includ low employ rate ow low particip women employ percentag point eu averag employ servic remain low recent improv youth unemploy high young popul compar eu averag long term unemploy high women long term unemploy rate time high men continu labour product growth labour product level low improv skill level labour forc technolog modernis work organis need greec decis coher measur action prevent young adult unemploi peopl drift long term unemploy strengthen effort made complet reform employ servic implement prevent polici complianc guidelin examin detail disincent tax benefit system discourag labour market particip women increas progress femal employ rate eu averag reinforc gender mainstream build progress made respect entrepreneurship pursu effort improv qualiti educ vocat train strengthen support continu train involv social partner activ adopt implement coher strategi encompass regulatori fiscal measur design reduc administr burden set undertak order stimul entrepreneurship exploit job creation potenti servic sector encourag partnership approach promot concret commit social partner level modernis work organis aim make undertak product competit achiev requir balanc flexibl secur measur upgrad statist monitor system polici indic prevent activ provid agre definit method spain spain vigor employ growth rate time union averag steadi improv unemploy situat structur challeng remain includ lowest employ rate union includ averag employ servic unemploy rate high spain achiev strongli declin trend highest long term unemploy rate union declin high inflow long term unemploy significantli reduc young unemploi peopl adult unemploi peopl reach month twelv month threshold gender gap term employ unemploy widest union femal unemploy rate eu averag femal work ag popul employ union high proport worker fix term contract short durat repres total number contract spain pursu prevent polici initi move identif unemploi person increas number effici individualis activ measur reduc significantli inflow young peopl adult long term unemploy adopt implement coher strategi encompass regulatori fiscal measur design reduc administr burden compani order stimul entrepreneurship exploit potenti stabl employ servic sector intensifi effort mainstream equal opportun employ polici preparatori measur announc order rais femal employ rate averag eu level pursu effort upgrad statist monitor system polici indic prevent activ provid accord agre definit method import current framework decentralis activ labour market polici vi franc resumpt econom growth employ situat recov major structur problem remain tackl lower averag employ rate due low particip rate worker year ag eu averag slow growth employ high unemploy rate percentag point eu averag high long term unemploy high level youth unemploy link difficulti process transit school work lower qualif high wage labour cost excess eu averag potenti job creation servic high share employ emploi work ag popul percentag point averag perform member state franc review exist benefit scheme facilit earli retir order older worker longer activ life adopt implement coher strategi encompass regulatori fiscal measur design reduc administr burden compani order exploit job creation potenti servic sector inter alia build recent effort creat job opportun young peopl pursu evalu polici measur design reduc fiscal pressur labour address unskil low paid worker strengthen social partnership view develop comprehens approach modernis work organis vii ireland economi enjoi protract period strong econom growth job creation labour market undergo deep structur chang natur problem gradual shift high unemploy long term unemploy young peopl adult challeng tighten labour market condit act constraint futur econom growth substanti gender gap employ offer scope increas particip women labour market low level particip worker educ train maximis job potenti servic success recent polici initi creat favour condit job creation employ rate lag eu averag ireland adopt comprehens strategi increas particip women labour market includ remov tax benefit disincent put place measur facilit reconcili work famili life sustain effort rais standard care children depend flexibl leav scheme call pursu recent implement polici encompass regulatori educ fiscal measur order exploit potenti job growth servic sector intensifi polici effort expand improv hous train employe viii itali labour market show slight recoveri employ grew moder context subdu econom growth sharp declin real unit labour cost improv suffici redress long stand structur problem labour market includ slow employ growth low employ rate percentag point eu averag link low averag employ rate servic high averag unemploy remain point eu averag addit high rise youth unemploy youth popul long term unemploy labour forc wide gender gap employ close percentag point compar percentag point union unemploy affect women larger extent men region differenti unemploy north south remain signific south unemploy reach point nation averag higher averag tax burden labour implicit tax rate labour incom stand eu averag itali decis coher measur action prevent young adult unemploi peopl drift long term unemploy strengthen effort made complet reform employ servic implement prevent polici complianc guidelin improv qualiti vocat train effort upgrad statist monitor system pursu polici indic prevent activ provid accord agre definit method adopt implement coher strategi encompass regulatori fiscal measur design allevi administr burden compani stimul entrepreneurship exploit job creation potenti servic sector continu current reform effort design shift tax burden labour tax base continu implement reform pension benefit system order reduc outflow labour market pension scheme adopt comprehens polici order address wide gender gap employ unemploy inter alia build exist specif initi gender polici mainstream pillar nation employ action plan ix luxembourg employ situat gener favour underpin strong econom growth accompani constant rise employ low employ rate segment popul coexist huge inflow cross border worker kei issu labour market low employ rate worker princip result polici facilit earli withdraw labour market invalid pension earli retir scheme low employ rate women result gender gap close percentag point highest union growth employ account cross border worker low particip continu educ train luxembourg examin detail tax benefit system view remov disincent discourag particip employ older worker pursu effort comprehens strategi increas particip women labour market includ examin tax benefit disincent measur facilit reconcili work famili life netherland economi enjoi protract period strong econom growth job creation reduc unemploy steadili perform dutch labour market favour union kei challeng labour market remain low particip peopl employ eu averag rate lower women eu averag recent declin tax burden labour remain consider high ratio depend activ peopl disabl benefit increas recent number peopl receiv unemploy benefit high labour forc emerg labour suppli bottleneck unfil vacanc end high gender gap employ recent growth particip women employ women employ rate remain percentag point employ rate men repres gender gap million job netherland continu effort improv tax benefit system view remov disincent discourag particip employ women older worker resolut effort need reduc high number person remain labour market support passiv incom support scheme pursu effort upgrad statist monitor system polici indic prevent activ provid accord agre definit method xi austria employ situat remain gener favour slight increas unemploy economi present highest employ rate lowest unemploy rate union kei challeng labour market slow employ growth low particip older worker employ ag bracket signific gender gap employ percentag point fact employ rate women higher eu averag higher averag tax burden labour implicit tax rate labour incom stand austria review earli retir incent develop flexibl work time scheme older peopl longer work life pursu comprehens strategi narrow gender gap employ inter alia put place measur facilit reconcili work famili life continu effort reduc high tax burden labour focus problem group labour market xii portug employ situat improv continu recent year result strong econom activ good employ perform indic hide structur weak make labour market vulner kei challeng labour market low level particip worker educ train low level formal educ attain adult work forc signific potenti creat job servic emploi popul work ag low averag labour product level suggest insuffici skill level labour forc slow technolog scope modernis work organis portug pursu effort improv qualiti educ system strengthen support continu train involv social partner activ adopt implement coher strategi encompass regulatori fiscal measur order reduc administr burden compani stimul entrepreneurship exploit job creation potenti servic sector encourag partnership approach promot concret commit social partner level modernis work organis aim make undertak product competit achiev requir balanc flexibl secur xiii finland economi achiev strong econom employ growth recent year led signific reduct unemploy rate kei problem labour market low employ men women consider lower equival rate prime ag worker persist stock difficult place unemploi older peopl work forc high youth unemploy percentag point higher eu averag employ rate women high prime ag group occup sector segreg signific higher averag tax burden labour implicit tax rate labour incom stand eu averag finland pursu review exist benefit scheme facilit earli retir order older worker longer activ life pursu recent polici orient reduc tax burden labour examin context gender mainstream approach wai reduc current level occup sector segreg labour market xiv sweden recoveri economi led mark improv labour market high employ rate kei challeng labour market slow employ growth unemploy high slightli eu averag high occup segreg gender highest tax burden labour incom union implicit tax rate stand compar eu averag sweden measur reduc high tax burden labour incom low home pai work examin context gender mainstream approach wai reduc current level occup sector segreg labour market xv unit kingdom labour market present favour perform recent compar eu averag structur challeng tackl remain favour labour market situat inflow long term unemploy young adult unemploi exce perform member state eu persist pocket long term unemploy inact older peopl ethnic minor lone parent depriv commun gender gap eu averag term full time equival percentag point reflect import role part time work women unit kingdom focu issu gender pai gap develop polici address build inter alia posit effect expect introduct minimum wage encourag partnership approach order enabl social partner level reach agreement modernis work organis aim make undertak product competit achiev requir balanc flexibl secur upgrad statist monitor system polici indic prevent activ provid accord agre definit method pursu effort expand improv qualiti child care provis order enabl women particip part time full time work prefer