The comments come amid falling industrial production as well as record low levels of unemployment across the EU. Industrial output is down 5.8% compared to last year, while joblessness is at an all-time low of 5.9%.
They also follow a study published last year by the European Investment Bank (EIB), which found that 85% of European firms deemed a lack of sufficiently skilled staff an impediment to investment – making it the most commonly cited obstacle ahead of high energy prices (82%).
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