Notes the importance of skilled and trained entrepreneurs in facing the challenges of international business; calls on the Commission to promote the ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ programme and to study the possibility of an ‘Erasmus Mundus for Entrepreneurs’ in order to give talented entrepreneurs the opportunity to acquire experience in, and network with, centres of excellence outside the EU, also through advanced business culture training, which allows an international entrepreneurial vision to be gained, in order to acquire the necessary and fundamental tools to compete in a global market; calls on the Commission and the Member ...[+++]States to include young entrepreneurs and industrial policy in the relevant EU policies for the ‘Erasmus for All’ programme;

34. Notes the importance of skilled and trained entrepreneurs in facing the challenges of international business; calls on the Commission to promote the ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ programme and to study the possibility of an ’Erasmus Mundus for Entrepreneurs’ in order to give talented entrepreneurs the opportunity to acquire experience in, and network with, centres of excellence outside the EU, also through advanced business culture training, which allows an international entrepreneurial vision to be gained, in order to acquire the necessary and fundamental tools to compete in a global market; calls on the Commission and the Mem ...[+++]ber States to include young entrepreneurs and industrial policy in the relevant EU policies for the ‘Erasmus for All’ programme;

- learning opportunities for young people (education and training programmes) : the Commission has set up various information portals, such as PLOTEUS, the Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space[15], the Youth portal[16], Study in Europe[17], Euraxess – Researchers in motion[18], the Marie Curie website for all Marie Curie Actions[19], YourEurope[20], Euroguidance[21], EURES[22] and Eurodesk[23], Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs[24] and support for training and mobility for SME's[25].

EU assistance programmes had been re-focused to match the 1998 policy objectives and a number of important projects in key areas of interest had been developed such as the EU-China Legal and Judicial Co-operation Programme, the Training Programme on Village Governance, the EU-China Scholarship 2000 project, the Junior Managers programme and the EU-China Vocational Training Programme.

* Encourage and support alumni of EU co-operation programmes, such as the the EU-China Academic Network, the EU-China Junior managers programme and the EU- China Scholarship 2000 project, to establish alumni associations and networks in China, Asia and Europe.

3. The Commission and Member States shall take appropriate action to develop structures established at Community and national level to achieve the objectives of the programme, in a user-friendly way, so as to facilitate access to the programme for young people and other partners at local level, to evaluate and monitor actions called for under the programme and to apply transparent consultation and selection arrangements.