EU: launch of an action plan to tackle labour shortages

On 20 March, the Commission presented an action plan to combat the labour and skills shortages that have become more acute over the last ten years in the Member States. This was one of the main issues put on the table in January at the informal meeting of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, followed by the social partners’ summit in Val-Duchesse (Belgium). The aim of this action plan, which brings the European Year of Skills to a close, is to find solutions to the shortage of talen