European Council and future European Councils.

The European Council underlines the need for economic reform to be linked to social dialogue in order to enhance its understanding and acceptance

More work is also needed to define comparable indicators of progress, where necessary, and to secure the effective contribution of the social partners.The Commission has undertaken to make a report for the European Council in Vienna on ways of improving the comparability of the statistics used in that context.

15.Orientations which guide our future work on employment shall include:

Reinforcing the development of a skilled and adaptable workforce, including through lifelong learning; particular attention should be paid to older workers ;strengthening action on equal opportunities by ensuring that equality between men and women is mainstreamed in all employment policies; promoting family friendly working practices ,including suitable childcare and parental leave schemes ;tackling discrimination against the disabled, ethnic minorities and other groups at a disadvantage in the labour market ;promoting new ways of organising work, where necessary by reviewing the existing regulatory framework at all levels, to combine flexibility and security ;reviewing tax and benefit systems to make it easier for employers to create new jobs and more attractive for employees to fill them; developing a culture of entrepreneurship and encouraging the growth of smaller businesses.

16.The European Council notes the interim report of the High Level Group on Industrial Change and stresses the importance of the final report for Vienna giving practical advice on how to improve European industry's responsiveness to change.The European Council looks forward to the annual updating of the report on "Europe as an Economic Entity" for its meeting in Vienna.

MAKING THE SINGLE MARKET A MOTOR FOR NEW JOBS

17.Good progress has been made on modernizing, extending and simplifying the single market.To enable the single market to make its full contribution to competitiveness, growth and employment, still more needs to be done.The European Council therefore

Welcomes the Commission's work on an extended scoreboard with indicators of effective market integration, including price differentials and implementation of single market measures as set out in the Broad Economic Guidelines;

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