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"Youth guarantee must be top priority", Spanish Youth Council, Madrid 
13/05/2013
Investing in young people's employability is vital in order to preserve our economies and well-being. The Youth Guarantee will generate a positive return by improving the economic situation, improving the employment rate and the competitiveness of our economy in the long run. In that sense it should be considered as a top priority on the EU agenda for structural reforms.
"Countering the crisis: fixing Europe's monetary union and upgrading EU employment policy", London School of Economics, London
07/05/2013
A monetary union is only sustainable if its Member States are able to collectively manage the economic fundamentals in a way that each country maintains opportunities to create prosperity and social progress.
"Investing in Europe's people is key to restoring prosperity", 2013 Demography Forum, Brussels
06/05/2013
Improving people’s professional and social skills, implementing strategies for active ageing, reconciling family and work, taking measures to boost youth employment are all an investment in our future economic prosperity and demographic balance.
"Investing in people is the best investment we can make", Irish Presidency Conference on the Social Investment Package, Leuven
03/05/2013
We must do our utmost to ensure that employment and social cohesion are given substance in EU policy — on a par with financial consolidation and economic growth.
Free movement of workers – good for people, good for the economy
26/04/2013
Working in another EU country should be as easy as working in your own Member State.
"Roma integration can make key contribution to competitiveness", International Conference on Roma inclusion, Bucharest
22/04/2013
Improving the situation of Roma people is one of the biggest social challenges facing Europe today. If their integration failed anywhere in the Union, the European society as a whole would lose cohesion and integrity.
"Harnessing everyone's skills and talents as a way out of the crisis", Job Expo Fair Conference, Nitra
18/04/2013
The fact is that the European Union cannot come out of the crisis successfully unless we improve the use we make of our labour force's potential. This requires policy action.
"Social dialogue - vital component of European social model, not a luxury", Conference on Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue in Europe, Budapest
15/04/2013
In countries where social dialogue is well established and industrial relations institutions are strong, the economic and social situation tends to be more favourable and subject to less strain. And it must be stressed that the countries with strong social dialogue are also the most competitive ones in Europe.
"Europe's social crisis: Is there a way out?", Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich
12/04/2013
We all need to realise – citizens and political leaders – that there is no way out of Europe's social crisis unless we properly redesign the currency union; unless we structurally fix or even reconstruct the building.
"Industrial Relations in Europe 2012", Press conference, Brussels
11/04/2013
The countries in which social dialogue is well-established and industrial relations institutions are strong are generally those where the economic and social situation is better and under less pressure.
