Youth unemployment – have EU policies made a difference?

Author (Corporate)	European Court of Auditors
Series Title	ECA Special Reports
Series Details	Number 05
Publication Date	April 2017
ISBN	978-92-872-7058-0
ISSN	1977-5679
Content Type	Report
	Summary: This report examines the progress made by the EU Youth Guarantee in ensuring that under 25’s receive an offer of employment, education, apprenticeship or training within four months of leaving school or becoming unemployed. It also evaluates the Youth Employment Initiative, which increased financial support for those struggling the most. We found limited progress and results which fall short of expectations with regard to of providing a good quality offer to all NEETs (those not in employment, education or training). We make a number of recommendations both to the Member States and to the European Commission to improve the current and future initiatives in the area of employment.
Source Link	Link to Main Source https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=41096 Alternative Source 1 Alternative sources https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR17_5/SR_YOUTH_GUARANTEE_EN.pdf
Related Links	Official ECA: News, 04.04.17: EU Youth Guarantee falls short of initial expectations http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?nid=8265 News Politico, 04.04.17: Court of Auditors: EU’s youth unemployment efforts fall short http://www.politico.eu/article/court-of-auditors-eus-youth-guarantee-unemployment-efforts-fall-short/ EurActiv, 04.04.17: EU watchdog brands youth unemployment programme a disappointment http://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-watchdog-brands-youth-unemployment-programme-a-disappointment/
Subject Categories	Employment and Social Affairs
Keywords	Youth Employment Initiative [YEI]
Countries / Regions	Europe