Devising a "European Investment Plan" to create new jobs, reallocating EU structural funds to projects to create them for young people, and introducing a "European Youth Guarantee" to ensure that they are not without jobs for more than four months, are among the proposals set out by MEPs in a resolution, adopted Thursday, on measures to tackle youth unemployment.

Volunteering is a way to remain active, in contact with the world of work, and can even help to find a job. A "European Skills Passport" could certify official recognition of skills, acquired or demonstrated through volunteering, both for professional and learning purposes. A report voted by the Culture and Education Committee on Thursday calls on EU Member States to create an appropriate legal framework and national strategies to this end.

MEPs urge EU Member States to ensure that higher education institutions are better funded, that people from all social backgrounds can study at them, and that more students can study abroad, in a resolution passed on Friday. University courses need to be constantly adapted to labour market needs in order to make Europe's higher education more competitive, they add.

Vajadzīga saskaņotāka ES rīcība, lai cīnītos pret dopinga lietošanu sportā, vardarbību sporta spēļu skatītāju rindās, iepriekšēju vienošanos par sacensību iznākumu un citiem negodīgiem sportistu aģentu darījumiem, Eiropas Parlaments uzsver ceturtdien pieņemtajā rezolūcijā.

European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2012 - new deadline for the submission of applications.

Compulsory schooling until the age of 18 throughout the EU and second-chance schools could help reduce the rate of school drop-outs, say MEPs. MEPs adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on Member States to carry out education reforms targeting young people most at risk of quitting school early.

Digitālais aprīkojums ir pārāk dārgs, lai mazie un neatkarīgie kinoteātri spētu noturēties digitālās revolūcijas laikmetā, uzsver deputāti trešdien pieņemtajā rezolūcijā. Rezolūcijā aicināts piešķirt īpašas ES subsīdijas, lai palīdzētu veikt ieguldījumus filmu ražošanā, 3D projekciju arhivēšanā un HDTV vai Blue-Ray tehnoloģijās.

Eiropas Parlamenta LUX kino balvu 2011. gadā saņem filma "Kilimandžaro sniegi" (Roberts Gedigians, Francija). Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs Ježijs Buzeks oficiālā ceremonijā Strasbūras plenārsēžu zālē šodien pasniedza balvu filmas producentam. Filma veltīta netaisnībai mūsdienu sabiedrībā un tās politiskajiem un šķiru konfliktiem, un tā aicina uz iecietību.

A voluntary European heritage label may from 2013 be granted to symbolic sites for Europe's history or integration, further to a decision taken by Parliament on Wednesday. Particular attention will go to "transnational" sites, given their special symbolism for Europe's common history.

The EU should initiate strict, even penal, measures, against doping, match-fixing and violence in sports stadia, and also set up a European data base listing people banned from stadia, says a draft resolution voted by the Culture and Education Committee on Thursday.