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.

Combaterea dopajului, violența pe stadioane, aranjarea meciurilor și activitățile ilegale ale agenților jucătorilor reclamă o acțiune mai coordonată la nivel european, conform unei rezoluții adoptate de Parlamentul European la 2 februarie.

Termenul de înscriere pentru concursul "Premiul Charlemagne pentru tinerii europeni 2012" a fost prelungit până pe 13 februarie 2012. Acest lucru va oferi mai multor candidați posibilitatea de a participa la a cincea ediție a Premiului. Procedura de depunere a aplicațiilor este simplă și directă.

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.

Câștigătorul premiului LUX 2011 este filmul realizat de Robert Guédiguian "Zăpezile de pe Kilimandjaro". Președintele Parlamentului European, Jerzy Buzek, a înmânat premiul producătorului francez al filmului, astăzi, în cadrul unei ceremonii în plenul Parlamentului European din Strasbourg. Filmul relevă injustițiile societății actuale, pledează pentru toleranță și aduce în prim plan bătăliile politice și sindicale.

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.