Topics and Committees

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
“All Member States recorded a higher youth unemployment rate than total unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2009” Eurostat Press Office

With new waves of unemployment due to the recession, how should the EU act in order to support unprotected sectors with employment?

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
"The ENP offers every neighbour country the chance to choose its own path. Those who want to advance relations through the ENP are already seeing their commitment matched with new opportunities." Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Ukraine-EU Bilateral Trade Relations: what further steps are needed to ensure the integration of Ukraine into the European economic space?

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
“There can be no trade and economic activity without investment, and we need to seek new opportunities here as well.” Commissioner Catherine Ashton

Financial instability in Ukraine is leading to decreasing foreign investment: how can Ukrainian companies attract investors?

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
“The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), achieved a few years ago, marked the dawn of a radically different model for agricultural support. It confirmed the shift in emphasis away from reliance on price support towards reliance on market demands.” Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the European Commission

Feeding the nation: what help should be provided to the agricultural sector in order to provide stability of food supply in Ukraine?

Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
“Several recent attacks in Lithuania, Estonia and Georgia have illustrated how devastating cyber attacks may be. Security attacks are not anymore the unintended results of experimentation, but are often a lucrative economic activity for criminal organisations or the arena for politically motivated groups” Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission

The safety of European citizens at stake: how should internet security be strengthened in these times of cyber crime?

Committee on Culture and Education I (CULT I)
“But our role is to support changes, not impose them.” Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner

How should the EU work with future member states in educating their citizens about the EU, its policies and activities?

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
“I am personally convinced that our societies can only tackle today's challenges by working on a European scale, particularly in transport sector, as a major feature of the internal market, free movement of our citizens and our goods.” Antonio Tajani, Vice-President for transport policy.

With EURO 2012 on the horizon, how should the EU and Ukraine co-operate in order to ensure adequate transport provision is in place?

Committee on Culture and Education II (CULT II)
“Politicians at European level have recognised that education and training are essential to the development and success of today's knowledge society and economy. The EU's strategy emphasises countries working together and learning from each other.”

How should the EU develop the Bologna charter so that European countries indeed implement the same standards in education?