flexicurity

Flexicurity in itself is neither a good nor a bad policy.

As you know, in the next few weeks the Council will make a decision on common principles of flexicurity.

Finally, the report is concerned with what we might call the framework for flexicurity.

I know you go on to say that discussion about flexicurity should be more balanced.

We must highlight the benefits of flexicurity and continue to bring about change in this area.

In this regard, we have recently been talking about 'flexicurity'.

For too many millions of our fellow citizens, flexicurity is seen as a threat.

This report recognises that flexicurity can be a strategy for labour market reform.

For too many millions of our workforce, flexicurity is all about flexibility and nothing to do with security.

Therefore, my group particularly welcomes your initiative to open the discussion on flexicurity.

We also have a flexicurity system, which is based upon voluntary agreements between parties within the labour market.

For a long time we have been debating flexicurity.

I shall focus on the meaning of flexicurity, which you often use to combine flexibility and security.

Another point is the need to reduce labour market segmentation in line with the common flexicurity policies.

We still need a liveable wage, and flexicurity has to take into account financial security for individuals.

The Member States must not be forced to impose one particular vision of flexicurity.

What happened to the great debate on flexicurity?

We can expect the Council to devote particular attention to flexicurity in the debates on this proposal, which have already started.

And the discussion we have had on flexicurity should be reflected more clearly in the guidelines since it has been debated for several years.

The flexicurity concept is not sufficient in this context.

A flexicurity approach should contribute to making transitions pay, not least by providing the necessary element of security.

This is precisely what the famous term 'flexicurity' describes.

It means that the collective bargaining system and the social dialogue have a major role to play in developing flexicurity.

Instead of responses designed to improve working conditions, they rely on flexicurity to make work even more precarious.

It lies in the implementation of the European concept of flexicurity.