They provide two out of three of the private sector jobs and contribute to more than half of the total value-added created by businesses in the EU ( European Commission — DG Enterprise and Industry homepage).

In my travels with the human resource committee, we found that there are labour shortages in high-demand occupations across the country in the skilled trades as well as labour shortages in the lower-skilled positions, especially in the service industry, the food industry, the hotel and hospitality industry, in agriculture and aquaculture as well.

- WELCOMING voluntary self-regulation initiatives announced by the diamond industry and recognising that a system of such voluntary self-regulation contributes to ensuring an effective internal control system of rough diamonds based upon the international certification scheme for rough diamonds.

—WELCOMING voluntary self-regulation initiatives announced by the diamond industry and recognising that a system of such voluntary self-regulation contributes to ensuring an effective internal control system of rough diamonds based upon the international certification scheme for rough diamonds.

OTHER DECISIONS Definition of a Community approach to the development of the non-energy mining industry - Council conclusions "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: 1) WELCOMES the Commission communication of 11 November 1992 entitled "The non-energy mining industry: current situation and guidelines for a Community approach", which analyses the follow-up to the Council Resolution of 28 July 1989 on the development of the Community mining industry (1), which highlights the economic importance of this industrial activity and proposes guidelines for a Community approach with a view to strengthening the competitiveness of the non-energy mining industry; (1) OJ C 207, 12.8.1989, p. 1. 2) EMPHASIZES the importance of comprehensive and consistent co ...[+++]nsideration of the internal and external aspects of a Community approach in this field, taking into account the approach advocated in the most recent guidelines which appear in the Commission communication of 20 November 1990 entitled "Industrial policy in an open and competitive environment: guidelines for a Community approach"; 3) CALLS UPON the Commission to continue its work, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, turning the dialogue with the representatives of the industries concerned and experts from the Member States into its main instrument and studying essentially the issues set out below without any particular priority: (a) improving access to, and updating of, information, both on geological and mining data and on markets, products and other economic factors by improving the Commission structure for providing raw material statistics and by increased co-operation between Member States' geological departments, and the use of their knowledge by the Commission; (b) consideration of the environmental dimension, taking account of the restoration of closed or closing sites, while promoting a balance between the economic interests of the sector and environmental protection requirements; (c) tailoring training st ...

A limited increase in light agricultural infrastructure is planned with a view to improving the living and working conditions of the rural population; - 2 - - Industry and crafts: support for investments and the organization of enterprises, the development of an integrated services system and the consolidation of the infrastructure network; - Tourism: assistance to improve the quality of rural tourism by increasing accommodation capacity on farms, in health-cure centres and in inland areas, and by encouraging the restoration of sites and buildings of historical or cultural significance for tourism purposes; - Environment: promotion of ...[+++] afforestation with a view to improving the landscape, ecological afforestation and the protection of the Tronto riverbank, the creation of green areas near to urban centres, the development or creation of nature parks and atmospheric monitoring; - Human resources: the success of the programme depends on an appropriate training effort.