There will be two importnat meetings concerning youth employment in the coming weeks.
On the 20th of June Employment and Social Affairs Ministers will meet in Luxembourg regarding youth employment and the youth guarantee, for more information on this see:
The most significant meeting will be that of the European Council on 27-28 June. Both Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, has called for youth employment to be top of the agenda. Earlier this week the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for the EU to invest €21 billion on the youth guarantee, and the creation of quality jobs for young people. The Parliament also committed itself to being directly involved in the monitoring the implementation of the youth guarantee.
The Youth Forum has written to President Van Rompuy, as well as the Permanent Representations in Brussels, to call for:
* An investment of €21 billion in the youth guarantee
* Support in the Council for the Commission’s work on quality internships
* Stronger European coordination on youth employment measures
