council resolut decemb action combat long term unemploy council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard draft resolut submit commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe meet minist employ social affair council express profound concern continu high level unemploy recogn addit action long term unemploi joint meet novemb minist econom financi affair minist employ social affair council invit commiss undertak studi long term unemploy make propos remedi action conclus june commun medium term social action programm council emphas import measur resolv problem unemploy problem long term unemploy reach extrem proport continu high level total unemploy lead deterior emphas stand committe employ octob absolut public author adopt wider polici measur promot econom growth creat job repres major element strategi maintain strengthen commun economi effect labour market social polici measur coupl continu long term unemploy present scale obstacl realiz commun object improv live work condit live condit long term unemploi account level social transfer decid reduct long term unemploy restor employ growth requir inter alia measur improv flexibl labour market long term unemploi risk benefit upturn employ polit action strategi combat long term unemploy strengthen develop adopt resolut gener guidelin council concern problem long term unemploy recogn resolv gener polici design achiev econom recoveri employ growth time consid effect commun polici combat unemploy emploi specif measur account problem long term unemploy requir individu joint action govern side industri local region nation level support commun level specif measur adopt seek case long term unemploy increas effici exist social employ polici improv dissemin compar inform analysi long term unemploy oj opinion deliv octob publish offici journal opinion deliv novemb publish offici journal make greater effort creat job increas flexibl labour market possibl problem adapt adjust work time practic reinforc initi ongo train system programm permit worker long term unemploi adapt develop skill improv organ employ social secur servic effect requir polici respons prevent develop long term unemploy provid adequ support remain unemploi long period ii nation measur deal problem member state request framework polici practic light respons autonomi side industri step undertak pursu coordin analys design provid comprehens data long term unemploy order gain increas awar characterist situat long term unemploi case redund ensur cooper employ servic side industri worker threaten unemploy inform good time measur counsel train expediti made order qualifi activ choos earli retir ensur servic concern includ employ servic structur organ equip identifi rapidli follow long term unemploi servic offer person assist good time form depth guidanc train identifi person long term unemploi suitabl measur includ continu guidanc train specif work programm measur review function labour market notabl applic regul exist practic recruit select lai worker aggrav long term unemploy overcom obstacl introduct form adjust work hour long term unemploi find employ take account fact reorgan reduct work hour posit employ effect competit posit firm impair suffici flexibl labour market prevent bottleneck account specif sector characterist notabl size firm ensur specif work programm measur unemploi person individu group includ cooper prepar assess improv conjunct parti concern scale programm measur reflect scale long term unemploy problem local region level structur content determin local incorpor element link mainstream educ train provis case review rule payment social secur unemploy benefit view permit unemploi peopl undertak lose entitl benefit voluntari activ temporari basi provid affect normal oper labour market encourag assist unemploi person wish set enterpris provid continu incom support equival payment accord procedur laid resolut june contribut local employ initi combat unemploy encourag side industri promot recruit long term unemploi includ govern incent scheme oj support activ voluntari commun job creation effort second staff allow vacant premis assist product identif develop seek avoid long term unemploi discourag isol strengthen possibl integr employ market provid equal opportun access public privat initi activ profession profession kind offer social contact vocat guidanc gener encourag greater awar activ scheme open long term unemploi mean includ media iii action commun level take account role plai commun financi instrument exist commun action programm combat long term unemploy commiss request undertak supplementari action present propos effect council collabor member state obtain understand natur scale long term unemploy improv collect adequ statist agre commun basi ensur commiss inform long term unemploy explicitli account criterion alloc financi support foreseen notabl european social fund encourag support member state polici effort cooper side industri develop action provid accord rule govern aid european social fund combat long term unemploy regard organ employ relat servic specif work programm measur emphasi action assist recruit social support long term unemploi possibl develop posit measur aim give train retrain work experi period enemploy undertak research assist misep measur practic govern side industri success combat long term unemploy view extend area commun council note commiss intent initi broad polici apprais commun level order develop incis medium term employ social polici suit address problem long term unemploy issu studi context job creation labour market flexibl possibl improv competit enterpris provid job social support scheme retir educ train futur pattern life work commiss request inform council year progress made implement action commun financ action set section decid framework budgetari procedur accord legal commit enter enter council