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Over the years, the Council has been recognized as the organization that represents all segments of the lobster industry, and that is best suited to develop a coordinated marketing strategy for domestic and international markets.

5. Welcomes the inclusion of a European Animal Welfare Framework Law in the Strategy, provided that such a legal framework is not allowed to dilute existing national provisions and that the principle of subsidiarity is carefully examined; reiterates that such a Framework Law should be based on up-to-date validated science and should cover all animals, whether domesticated or stray, as well as wild animals kept in zoos and aquariums, and invasive alien species; in addition, welcomes acknowledgement of the need for the general public to be more effectively informed about animal welfare;

2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to debate the merits of a set of social and environmental indicators in addition to GDP, which should be recognised as the main criterion, to be made available for EU policies in future, with a view to improving the circumstances in which decisions are taken, especially regarding cohesion policy, and to better address the concerns of European citizens; to that end, supports Eurostat’s activities and calls on the Commission to draw up a new communication on all indicators available, taking account of the EU 2020 strategy; ...[+++]

12. Emphasises that adapting education systems and vocational training to the future skill requirements of the labour market is one of the keys to combating youth unemployment, and therefore the transition from school, vocational education and training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training; takes the view that better cooperation needs to be encouraged between educational establishments, youth organisations, the various labour market sectors and employers, for example with specialists in various fields giving lectures or seminars to familiarise students with their future work; underlines therefore the major importance of implementing effectively the ‘European Youth ...[+++]Guarantee’ initiative and making it an instrument for active integration into the labour market; stresses that Member States have not so far made any convincing commitment to implementing the European Youth Guarantee and calls on them to do so speedily; emphasises that a close link needs to be established between the flagship initiatives which aim at tackling unemployment, such as ‘Youth on the Move’ and the ‘New Skills for New Jobs’ initiative; believes that social partners, business representatives, local and regional authorities, and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be EU-wide mutual formal recognition and certification of the skills recognised in formal and informal qualifications – in line with the EU’s EQF system – and acquired in formal, non-formal and informal learning situations;