Baku-APA. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the European Union's primary consultative body, brought forward a package of proposals on Friday to make Europe "change course" amid rising euro-scepticism and public discontent, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The EESC president Henri Malosse called for a minimum income in Europe, a European apprenticeship scheme for young jobseekers and a boost for corporate start-ups, among other proposals. He also urged European citizens and civil society organizations to join his campaign.
"We have one year to make sure that it does not mark the final divorce between Europeans and Europe, and that the elections are an opportunity for genuine democratic debate on issues of concern to Europeans rather than a referendum on Europe," Malosse said in a statement published here on Friday.
Recent surveys have shown that only 30 percent of Europeans still hold a positive image towards the EU. With the European Parliament's general elections coming in May 2014, the legitimacy of the EU might be severely undermined if voting rates turn out to be too low.
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