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and means of proof of the actions undertaken with a view to entering the labourmarketbytheirownmeans.Following the conclusions of the 2006 Spring Council – "it is urgent to improve thesituationofyoungpeopleinthelabourmarketandsignificantlyreduceunemploymentamongsttheyoung"–particularlytofulfilthegoalofofferinganewopportunitytoyoungpeopleinthemaximumperiodofsixmonthsuntiltheendof2007(andfourmonthsuntil2010),theSPEsteppedupitsactionintheareaofINSERJVEMandREAGEmethodology through the early detection of the young unemployed people at 3monthsandadultsat6months,withvisibleresultsin2006andgoodperformanceswithregardtoadults(REAGEinitiative).Thesituationoftheeconomyandthelabourmarketinparticularjustifiedthelaunchofinterventionprogrammesforspecificunemployedgroups–inthemostextensiveframework of the set of active employment policies which are in a reform andrationalization process – designed and implemented according to age group,education/qualificationlevelsandalsotogreaterexposuretotheriskofexclusion.Thedevelopment of these programmes contributed to a more adjusted and dynamicexecutionofthesepolicies,namelybygivingrisetoasignificantgrowthinitsnumberofbeneficiaries.InterventionProgrammesfortheUnemployedExecution2005–2007InterventionProgramme 12 Physical FinancialUnemployed Young People (15‐22 yearsofage)134thousand413M€YoungPeople(23‐30yearsofage) 109thousand 165M€Unemployedpersons(31‐54yearsofage) 216thousand 263M€Highlyqualifiedunemployedpersons 76thousand 190M€UnemployedAdults(over55yearsofage) 22thousand 17M€InclusiveLabourMarket 47.8thousand 118.2M€DisabledPersons 36.9thousand 191.4M€UnemployedImmigrants 23.5thousand 13.5M€Source:EmploymentandVocationalTrainingInstitute(IEFP)Giventheparticularsensitivitiesofsomegroupsexposedtotheriskofexclusionfromthelabourmarketandsocietyingeneral,andtherecurrenceoftheconclusionsoftheSpringEuropeanCouncilswhichemphasisetheneedto"increasetheparticipationinthe labour market, especially [...] that of people with disabilities and also legalmigrantsandminorities"(2006),aswellas"toreinforceeconomicandsocialcohesionthroughout the Union" (2007), we highlight with regard to disabled and impairedpersons:- TheInformationandMediationSystemforDisabledandImpairedPersons(SIM‐PD) (database with information on legislation, existing resources and servicesdestinedfordisabledorimpairedpersons,theimplementationin18districtsoftheInformation and Mediation Service and the functioning of the NationalCoordinationUnitoftheSIM‐PD);12 InterventionprogrammessolelyundertheresponsibilityoftheexecutionoftheEmploymentandVocationalTrainingInstitute.66