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.

The fight against doping, violence in stadiums, match-fixing and shady deals by players' agents demands better-coordinated action at EU level, says a resolution passed by Parliament on Thursday.

Sista ansökningsdagen för årets Karlspris har flyttats till den 13 februari. Detta ska ge fler kandidater möjlighet att delat i den femte upplagan av tävlingen. Ansökningsprocessen är enkel och okomplicerad.

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 utrustning är för dyr för att små oberoende biografer ska kunna hänga med i den digitala revolutionen, säger Europaparlamentets ledamöter i en resolution som röstades igenom på onsdagen. Texten efterlyser särskilda EU-bidrag för att hjälpa dem att investera i produktion, arkivering av 3D-projektioner, HDTV eller Blue-Ray-teknik.

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.

Vinnaren av Europaparlamentets filmpris 2011 är "Les Neiges du Kilimandjaro" av Robert Guédiguian. Parlamentets talman Jerzy Buzek överlämnade idag priset till den franske producenten vid en högtidlig ceremoni i plenisalen i Strasbourg. Filmen ifrågasätter orättvisor i dagens samhällen, och deras politiska och fackliga konflikter, och vädjar om tolerans.

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.