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16 août 2013

Youth (un)employment in Europe: Facts & Actions

http://www.2e2f.fr/images/agence_erasmus/footer_logo_agence.pngEuropass Magazine - Juillet 2013 est paru ! Vous trouverez dans ce numéro une série d'articles rédigés par les membres du réseau Europass sur l'emploi des jeunes en Europe. Si ce thème représente un sérieux défi pour la stabilité sociale et économique du continent européen, il ouvre des perspectives et appelle à une meilleure coopération entre les États membres, les institutions européennes et, surtout, les citoyens. Lire Europass Magazine.
Youth (un)employment in Europe: Facts & Actions - page 2

Young people hold the key to Europe‘s future dynamism and prosperity. Their talents, energy and creativity will help Europe to grow and become more competitive as we move beyond the economic and fi nancial crisis. Yet young people have been hit particularly hard by the crisis. At present, nearly 6 million people in Europe under the age of 25 are unemployed and a total of 7.5 million are not in employment, education or training. Youth unemployment rates in Europe stood at 23.5% in the fi rst quarter of 2013, more than twice the - already very high - rate for the population at large. In some countries, more than half of the young people who want to work are unemployed.
The Commission has proposed a number of practical and achievable measures that have the potential to make an immediate impact, most recently in the December 2012 Youth Employment Package and the March 2013 proposals for the EUR 6 billion Youth Employment Initiative. Some of these proposals have been agreed at EU level and must now be translated urgently into opportunities for young people. Others are yet to be agreed at EU level, in particular those linked to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020.
The Commission report on youth unemployment sets out steps to be taken without delay to get young people back into work, education or training. These steps cover:
» the implementation of the Youth Guarantee;
» investment in young people through the European Social Fund; » the front-loading of the Youth Employment Initiative;
» support for intra-EU labour mobility with EURES;
» steps to ease the transition from education to work by boosting the supply of high quality apprenticeships and traineeships and addressing skills shortages;
» an acceleration of reforms to deliver a genuine EU labour market in the longer run; and
» measures to support job creation in the immediate term, especially by SMEs, and to incentivise the hiring of young people.
In many of these areas, the groundwork has been done. The priority now is to accelerate and front-load implementation. Success will depend both on the political will of the Member States and the capacity of the private sector to create opportunities for young people. The EU cannot substitute for the work that is required at national level. But it can help to make things happen, by pinpointing the most critical reforms through the Country-Specifi c Recommendations, disseminating best practice, channelling investment from the EU budget, and helping young people to take full advantage of the European single market.
Source of the text: European Commission: Working together for Europe’s young people. A call to action on youth unemployment. COM(2013) 447 final.

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