We have excellent cross-border training programmes, including for apprentices, but the barriers in the field of social rights and health insurance mean that all this potential for mobility and additional training abroad cannot be used.

It will encourage mobility across Europe through the support of trans-national training and work placement, of exchanges and the development of training methods, materials and contents, including the integration of sustainability principles in training programmes.

Examination of this reply showed that the Greek authorities had not complied with the reasoned opinion, although they had discontinued the surcharge referred to above and introduced numerous exemptions to the tax (so that yachts taking part in races, in training voyages organised by sailing clubs or schools, or in educational programmes run by the ministries of foreign countries are exempted from these taxes by agreement of the minister of mercantile marine).

For example: training modules for journalists on the representation of children in the media; European Charter for operators of child helplines and a scheme for the identification of their competencies; training of teachers and professionals on the evaluation of the programmes in the educational field to prevent child sexual abuse particularly in vulnerable groups; a drama workshop for self-empowerment of girls and a training programme for teachers and social workers in the prevention of violence and sexual abuse against young women; training resource pack for the workplace to increase awareness of domestic violence, targeting both t ...[+++]rade union members and employers; domestic violence intervention, best practice intervention model, manuals and training materials to work with perpetrators of domestic violence and their (ex) partners; a website for training health professionals on how to deal with domestic violence; animated video and written materials addressing the problems of gender and violence in schools.

Co-operation between countries of origin and residence of migrants must be based on dialogue with governments and with the migrants themselves and their associations to ensure that migratory movements are taken into account in developmental, economic and social strategies of the countries concerned (e.g. by promoting more efficient public and financial institutions, training and manpower skilling programmes as well as the inflow of foreign capital to projects (including those carried out by emigrants in their countries of origin)).

On the other hand, some companies - no matter what size - see no advantage in having their apprentices spend a period abroad; it is somewhat unlikely that the "Europass Training" scheme as such will bring about any change in their attitude, even as it becomes better known. That SMEs do not perceive any particular benefit in the "Europass Training" so far has been indicated, for instance, by the German NCP.