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The Union and the Member States shall, in accordance with this Section, work towards developing a
coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable
workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change with a view to achieving the objectives
referred to in Article I-3.
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1. Member States, through their employment policies, shall contribute to the achievement of the
objectives referred to in Article III203 in a way consistent with the broad guidelines of the economic
policies of the Member States and of the Union adopted pursuant to Article III-179(2).
2. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management
and labour, shall regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and shall
coordinate their action in this respect within the Council, in accordance with article III-206.
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1. The Union shall contribute to a high level of employment by encouraging cooperation between
Member States and by supporting and, if necessary, complementing their action. In doing so, the
competences of the Member States shall be respected.
2. The objective of a high level of employment shall be taken into consideration in the formulation
and implementation of Union policies and activities.
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1. The European Council shall each year consider the employment situation in the Union and adopt
conclusions thereon, on the basis of a joint annual report by the Council and the Commission.
2. On the basis of the conclusions of the European Council, the Council, on a proposal from the
Commission, shall each year adopt guidelines which the Member States shall take into account in
their employment policies. It shall act after consulting the European Parliament, the Committee of the
Regions, the Economic and Social Committee and the Employment Committee.
These guidelines shall be consistent with the broad guidelines adopted pursuant to Article III-179(2).
3. Each Member State shall provide the Council and the Commission with an annual report on the
principal measures taken to implement its employment policy in the light of the guidelines for
employment as referred to in paragraph 2.
4. The Council, on the basis of the reports referred to in paragraph 3 and having received the views
of the Employment Committee, shall each year carry out an examination of the implementation of
the employment policies of the Member States in the light of the guidelines for employment. The
Council, on a recommendation from the Commission, may adopt recommendations which it shall
address to Member States.
5. On the basis of the results of that examination, the Council and the Commission shall make a
joint annual report to the European Council on the employment situation in the Union and on the
implementation of the guidelines for employment.
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European laws or framework laws may establish incentive measures designed to encourage
cooperation between Member States and to support their action in the field of employment through
initiatives aimed at developing exchanges of information and best practices, providing comparative
analysis and advice as well as promoting innovative approaches and evaluating experiences, in
particular by recourse to pilot projects. They shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of
the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.
Such European laws or framework laws shall not include harmonisation of the laws and regulations
of the Member States.
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The Council shall, by a simple majority, adopt a European decision establishing an Employment
Committee with advisory status to promote coordination between Member States on employment
and labour market policies. It shall act after consulting the European Parliament.
The tasks of the Committee shall be:
(a) to monitor the employment situation and employment policies in the Union and the Member
States;
(b) without prejudice to Article III-344, to formulate opinions at the request of either the Council or
the Commission or on its own initiative, and to contribute to the preparation of the Council
proceedings referred to in Article III-206.
In fulfilling its mandate, the Committee shall consult management and labour.
Each Member State and the Commission shall appoint two members of the Committee.
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