74. Expresses deep concern about evidence of child labour in Malian gold mines, agriculture, forestry and other sectors of the economy, reportedly involving children as young as six years old; notes the laws in force in the Sahel states prohibiting child labour; notes also the particularly hazardous nature of gold mining; calls, therefore, on the Malian authorities to implement the policy proposals in its Action Plan for the Fight against Child Labour (PANETEM) of June 2011, and to promote universal education more actively; calls on the EU to work with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and other national and international o ...[+++]rganisations, to eradicate fully child labour in Mali; calls on all the Sahel states to combat child labour and promote education;

There was excellent cooperation with the Czech Presidency and cooperation in the Committee on Culture and Education was best of all.

50. Stresses the importance of flexible training arrangements, such as open universities and greater use of online further education facilities, thereby giving all young people access to a high standard of education to an advanced level and ensuring that they are not deprived of this opportunity for reasons of distance or scheduling; considers that, given the delayed entry of young people on to the employment market and the problems in ensuring the sustainability of social security schemes, it is extremely important to create suitable conditions for combining study and work;

3. This Directive is without prejudice to the responsibilities of Member States for the content of teaching, activities and the organisation of their educational systems, including the provision of special needs education; however, there may be no discrimination as regards access to education.

3. This Directive is without prejudice to the responsibilities of Member States for the content of teaching, activities and the organisation of their educational systems, including the provision of special needs education.

The following actions have been proposed: advanced Eurozone services for disabled individuals, special education equipment, promotion of equality of access to health services and development of health information systems for the elderly and for disabled people, development of educational programmes, provision of telecommunications services for disabled people, involvement in the process of creating a national network "e-accessibility.gr" being part of EDEAN.