Young people without a job will be guaranteed the offer of employment, training or further education under a new decision agreed yesterday (28 February) by EU national ministers.
The new scheme, to be introduced by each EU country according to its individual need, will apply to young people who are out of work for more than four months. It aims to give them a real chance to further their education, or get a job, apprenticeship or traineeship.
One in five young Europeans is jobless. In countries such as Greece and Spain, half are unemployed.
“Too many young Europeans are asking if they will ever find a job or have the same quality of life as their parents,” European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said, welcoming the ministers’ decision.
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