Unemployment figures show EU’s north-south divide

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There have been several developments on the youth guarantee in recent weeks.

The National Youth Council of Ireland and the European Youth Forum gave input to the Joint Committee on EU Affairs in the Irish Parliament last week on the youth guarantee.

European Commission

The European Commission has proposed operational rules to implement the Youth Employment Initiative to combat youth unemployment. The Youth Employment Initiative was proposed by the 7-8 February 2013 European Council with a budget of €6 billion for the period 2014-20.

Youth Guarantee Seminar / Berlin, 13 March 2013

European Commission

László ANDOR
European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Reference: SPEECH/13/219 Event Date: 13/03/2013

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The economic and social consequences of the crisis (the explosion of unemployment, the runaway loss of job security, the growing inequalities, etc.) have reached the limits of what is socially acceptable in a number of EU countries. For this reason the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is organising a European rally in conjunction with the European Council of 14 and 15 March to call for an end to austerity and to focus on employment, particularly for young people. A change of course is needed. The confidence of the markets does not depend on austerity, but on the confidence of citizens and the support of the European Central Bank. Growth and employment are needed to restore confidence in the European Union.

European Commission

European Commission President José-Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion László Andor have welcomed the political agreement reached on the proposed Youth Guarantee Recommendation at the EU’s Council of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers on 28thFebruary. Under the Youth Guarantee Member States should put in place measures to ensure that young people up to age 25 receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of leaving school or becoming unemployed.

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It really seems that 2013 is the year of Youth Guarantee debate! In YuE team we do hope it will remain a hot topic of discussion until all Members States will have recognized the need of implementing it for their youth!

If you’re not familiar with the Youth Guarantee, check out our publication about it. Here’s our Special Edition on Youth Guarantee.

DUBLIN, 6 February – Employment and Social Policy Ministers are convening in Dublin tomorrow for a two day informal meeting focusing on one of the most difficult social problems facing Europe. The theme of the informal meeting is “getting people into work”. Ministers will share views and experiences on a number of policy areas, ranging from jobs and skills development in ICT, youth unemployment and activating jobless households that will feed into the process of developing services and supporting European people back into work.

The first plenary session will be co-chaired by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD. The second plenary session on youth employment will be chaired by Minister Joan Burton.

Minister Joan Burton will al...