Irish Presidency of the EU: overview of priorities

Here you will find the Irish Presidency of the EU overview of priorities: youth unemployment is one of the main features.

In the EU Article attached Irish MEPs have defined their different hopes for the Irish Presidency, two of the MEPs listed the youth unemployment issue as their top priority and another focused on austerity measures:

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Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review

Yesterday the European Commission launched the 2012 edition of the Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review. This is a very interesting document for anyone interested in employment or social inclusion policy in Europe. The Report itself it very long, so if you don’t have the time it takes to read it I have attached the FAQ document, which includes a really good synopsis and explanation of the reason why there is growing poverty and divergence between the North and South of Europe.
A frequent question that people working on youth employment is why should young people have specific policies and investment, well this question is very aptly addressed in the report...
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Eurozone unemployment reaches new high

The unemployment rate across the eurozone hit a new all-time high of 11.8% in November, official figures have shown.

This is a slight rise on 11.7% for the 17-nation region in October. The rate for the European Union as a whole in November was unchanged at 10.7%.

Spain, which is mired in deep recession, again recorded the highest unemployment rate, coming in at 26.6%.

More than 26 million people are now unemployed across the EU.

For the eurozone, the number of people without work reached 18.8 million said Eurostat, the official European statistics agency said.

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European School of Entrepreneurship in participants words

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1qijZ6RInWFR1p3Z1Zhb2ROT28/preview

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