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From · Plenary report · 6 Oct 2026 A-10-2026-0260 on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
To · Adopted text · 21 Oct 2026 TA-10-2026-0357 Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 21 Oct 2026

The annex no longer refers to an effective individual right to education and training during working time and at no cost to the worker. #2 The other change is formal: two Official Journal citations are completed. #1

1 change of substance, plus 1 formal. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.

The changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations (“having regard to …”), standard resolution paragraphs and punctuation-only edits are left out — they are in “Show every difference”.

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Change #2 Substance

Drops the reference to an effective individual right to education and training during working time and at no cost to the worker, leaving accessible, quality education and training.

Annex I – paragraph 6: To enhance employability and quality job creation and transitions, Member States should ensure an effective individual right to accessible, quality education and training during working time and at no cost to the worker.training. Such a right can include, where appropriate, individual learning accounts, reliable training quality assessments and micro-credentials. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs, in particular through continuous upskilling and reskilling and the provision of integrated career guidance and counselling. Member States should raise awareness, including among employers, of the importance of lifelong-learning-friendly work, and ensure that employment, skills, industrial and investment policies are mutually reinforcing and informed by reliable labour-market intelligence. They should also support the reallocation of workers towards sectors and occupations with stronger employment prospects, while taking into account regional and sectoral shortages and the specific challenges of rural, peripheral and less-developed regions affected by ageing, outward migration and a declining working-age population. Member States should ensure that all formal qualifications and credentials offer clear pathways for further studies or progression.