About: youth unemployment
Youth (un)employment: What challenges and solutions for Europe?
Youth unemployment is a complex phenomenon affecting millions of young Europeans, their communities and the future of all Member States.
Debate: Education, employment and entrepreneurship for Europe’s young people
At a time when Europe is facing multiple crises, what can the European Union do to maintain young people’s faith in the European project?
Debate: Tackling youth unemployment in the EU
Does Europe do enough for its youth? Half of young people in the EU's southern member states are neither employed nor in training.
Europe, young talent and the future of work: Employability in the face of technological disruption
With youth unemployment still high in Europe, many companies report difficulties in attracting talent with the right skills.
European youth jobless scheme relaunched and explained
Suspended due to a lack of funds in 2016, the European programme to tackle youth unemployment was relaunched this week with a budget of €700 million. French Socialist MEP Isabelle Thomas explained the purpose of the scheme to EURACTIV France in Strasbourg.
‘Harness young people’s inventiveness to refresh the economy’
With one in five under-25-year-olds unemployed in the eurozone, young people risk being excluded from political and economic life. What can the EU do about this? EURACTIV France spoke to two MEPs about new ways to engage young people.
The Youth Guarantee in Spain: How does it work?
More than 4.2 million young people are unemployed in Europe today, with Spain among the worst affected countries. The EU launched the Youth Guarantee as an attempt to turn this situation around, but how does it work? EuroEFE reports.Promoted content
Made in Italy
Made in Italy is a unique collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Employment, Unioncamere, Google and Italian SMEs, created to boost digital skills, improve business competitiveness and tackle youth unemployment.Promoted content
Erasmus students programme breaks new record, Commission says
Nearly 270 000 students benefitted from EU grants to study or train abroad in 2012-2013, according to new data released by the European Commission on Thursday, setting a new record for the Erasmus Programme.Promoted content
Brussels anti-austerity protest turns violent
Workers' protests against austerity turned violent in Brussels on Friday, injuring 27 people, eight of them seriously.Promoted content
5 million jobs in European app sector by 2018, says EU report
The Commission expects the EU's app sector to employ 4.8 million people by 2018 and contribute €63 billion to the economy, and hopefully have a positive impact on the pressing youth unemployment problem as many developers represent the younger generations.Promoted content
Hangout: EU budget under the grill
EPTV opened up the floor again to citizens from around Europe to exchange their views with MEP Isabelle Durant on the fairest and most effective distribution of EU funds. Comment on: Google+ http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_ENPromoted content
Hangout: Seeking an Exit to Unemployment
With skyrocketing unemployment, participants and social media commentators grill MEPs Phil Bennion and Inês Zuber for their vision of a more stable job market. Comment on: Google+ http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliamentPromoted content