The drivers behind youth unemployment are remarkably divergent across the EU due to the different ways labour markets are designed at national level.
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Youth unemployment scars society, researchers find
SPECIAL REPORT / In recent years, the EU has suffered from unsustainably high rates of youth unemployment. A research project now aims to explore the consequences for those affected and for society at large.
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Overeducation: When fish and chips are served by historians
SPECIAL REPORT / In some EU countries, up to one-third of young people aged 18-25 are overqualified for their jobs, a new research project has revealed. Many of them are highly educated and multilingual, with university degrees, who are taking on low-paid jobs to avoid unemployment.
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Economist: There is a role for EU policy on overeducation among young people
SPECIAL REPORT / If overeducation is explained by factors such as excess supply of graduate labour, then there is a role for policy, says Adele Bergin.
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‘Resilience strategies’ help vulnerable youth out of unemployment
SPECIAL REPORT / While it can be tough being unemployed, putting individuals at risk of poverty, the situation can be even worse for vulnerable youngsters who can sink into depression and homelessness.
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Study highlights different drivers of youth unemployment
SPECIAL REPORT / The drivers behind youth unemployment are remarkably divergent across the EU due to the different ways labour markets are designed at national level.
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Self-employment seen as possible exit door for jobless youth
SPECIAL REPORT / Across the EU, governments are encouraging young people to become self-employed, with limited success so far.
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Commission urged to unblock Erasmus+ funds for Greek NGOs
The European Youth Forum has urged the European Commission to restore Erasmus+ funding for Greek NGOs. EURACTIV Greece reports.