"The citizens are sending us clear signs that they are willing to adapt to the necessary changes in the European job market". This is the first comment of commissioner Vladimir pidla on the findings of the 2006 Report on Employment in Europe. According to the report presented at Berlaymont, the headquarters of the EU Executive Committee, "seven Europeans out of ten agree in thinking that employment contracts should become more flexible to encourage the creation of new jobs". 84% of Europeans state instead they trust "they will keep their jobs over the next six months", while "over one half of the interviewees are still comparatively confident that they will find a new job if made redundant". The confidence level in the job market of one’s country changes, though, from one member state to the other; according to the Commission’s experts, "Denmark is top of the list as the inventor of the flexicurity concept, often set as an example when having to combine job flexibility and security". In addition, the survey published today reveals that "the majority of Europeans has a positive image of the role played by the EU in the area of employment and social affairs". According to the Report, over one half of the European citizens "place emphasis on the importance of a regular education and the ability to adapt to new jobs". ” ” ” “
