Newly elected Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi has been made a member of the 'Jobs contact' working group. The group is chaired by Hannes Swoboda, president of the socialist group of the European Parliament.

Its aim is to ensure that Europe is not divided along the lines of employment and unemployment. It discusses issues such as the influence that labour market, energy and regional policies have on the unemployment rate and what measures are appropriate in order to have a fairer society.

Ms Mizzi said she felt honoured to be invited to sit on the committee.

"The current job situation in Europe is without a doubt the most worrying aspect of this economic crisis and we must do our best in order to come up with sensible and sustainable solutions, with particular focus on youth unemployment," she said.

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