A criação de um "Plano Europeu de Investimento" para conseguir novos postos de trabalho, permitindo que os fundos europeus para projetos possam ser utilizados em iniciativas para os jovens, e a introdução de uma "Garantia Europeia da Juventude" para assegurar que os mais novos não ficam sem emprego por mais de quatro meses, são algumas das propostas apresentadas pelos eurodeputados numa resolução, aprovada esta quinta-feira, sobre medidas para combater o desemprego jovem.

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.

O Parlamento Europeu defendeu hoje a criação de mecanismos seguradores para os clubes desportivos que cedam os jogadores convocados para as seleções nacionais. O registo a nível europeu dos agentes, o combate à violência nos estádios de futebol e a fraude no desporto são outros assuntos abordados num relatório sobre a dimensão europeia do desporto.

O prazo para apresentar as candidaturas ao Prémio Europeu Carlos Magno para a Juventude foi prolongado até 13 de fevereiro de 2012, dando assim a possibilidade de mais interessados participarem na V edição deste prémio.

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.

Digital equipment is too dear for small independent cinemas to be able to keep up with the digital revolution, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Wednesday. The text calls for specific EU subsidies to help them to invest in production, archiving 3D projection, HDTV or Blue-Ray technology.

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.

O filme "As neves do Kilimandjaro", do realizador francês Robert Guédiguian, é o vencedor do Prémio de cinema LUX 2011, anunciou hoje o Presidente do Parlamento Europeu, Jerzy Buzek, numa cerimónia solene realizada no hemiciclo de Estrasburgo. O filme aborda as injustiças das sociedades modernas e os conflitos políticos e sindicais.

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.