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Skills for Tomorrow: Addressing Labour Shortages and Boosting Competitiveness in the EU

The European Union (EU) faces rapid demographic decline, exacerbating existing labour and skills shortages across sectors and skill levels, threatening the Bloc’s overall productivity, growth and competitiveness.  

Thus, tackling labour shortages in high, medium and low skilled occupations will be crucial to strengthening the EU’s resilience in the face of increasing geo-economic fragmentation, rising competitive pressure from the US and Asia, and political uncertainty. 

An ambitious and multifaceted approach is needed to address these challenges. EU initiatives will need to complement national policies to effectively address labour shortages, reduce barriers within the Single Market, and boost the EU's global competitiveness. As the EU prepares for the new political cycle, both challenges and opportunities lie ahead.  

 This project aims to:  
  • Identify innovative skills strategies and active labour market policies (ALMPs) for enhancing labour market participation; 
  • Examine the complementary role of mobility and labour migration in addressing labour market needs;
  • Bring diverse stakeholders together to investigate synergies between EU and national actions;
  • Produce actionable recommendations for addressing skills gaps and labour shortages at the start of the new policy cycle, to boost Europe’s competitive edge. 

This project is a collaboration between three EPC programmes: European Migration and Diversity, Social Europe and Well-Being and Europe’s Political Economy. This project is sponsored by Europe Unlocked.


PARTNERS

team

Associate Director and Head of the Social Europe and Well-being programme
Expertise:
EU politics (including The Netherlands); social policies and healthcare, the nexus between pharmaceutical policy and economic security, gender- and diversity issues and sustainability.
Associate Director and Head of Europe's Political Economy programme
Expertise:
International negotiations, trade, EU’s international role, security and defense, single market, digital policies, EU governance and interinstitutional relations, future of Europe
Head of European Migration and Diversity and Senior Policy Analyst
Expertise:
Common European Asylum System, refugee law, migrants' integration, multiculturalism, politics of migration, EU citizens rights, free movement
Policy Analyst
Expertise:
Labour rights, inequality, the digital economy,  economic governance,  international politics,  social protection and the welfare state
Policy Analyst
Expertise:
EU economic governance, banking and financial policy, energy policy, industrial policy, the single market, politics and economics of Russia and Eastern Europe
Policy Analyst
Expertise:
Labour migration, international and temporary protection, integration and inclusion, children in migration.
Programme Assistant
Expertise:
Social welfare, sustainable development, healthcare systems, inequality and social inclusion

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