»Youth Disengagement – what costs and what remedies?«

A discussion with policy makers and stakeholders, jointly organised by the Eurofound and the European Youth Forum. Hosted by the European Parliament “Youth Intergroup”.

This joint Eurofound and European Youth Forum’s event will be the first broader public discussion of the Eurofound’s report on NEETs (NEETs- young people not in employment education or training) launched in October 2012).

Eurofound will provide a picture of the situation of young people in Europe and explore the characteristics of the NEETs, those young people who are disengaged from labour market and education, and to broaden the understanding of the economic and societal consequences of their disengagement from labour market and education.

The discussion will address policy responses, in particular following the release last December of the European Commission’s Youth Employment Package that included a proposal for a Council Recommendation on Youth Guarantees and the Employment and Social Affairs Ministers meeting (EPSCO) due to take place on 28th February in which Member States will discuss this Recommendation proposal.

 The discussion should also touch upon the political marginalisation issues outlined in the report linking it to the initiatives that the European Youth Forum has started on League of Young Voters in the context of the upcoming European elections in 2014.

The debate following the Eurofound’s presentation should involve policy makers responsible for the areas tackled in the Eurofound’s report.