Press Release: Employment: Commission welcomes new Public Employment Services Network as key milestone for Youth Guarantee implementation

The European Commission welcomed on the 23 September 2014 the official launch of the Public Employment Services Network, a new cooperation structure helping Member States further coordinate their policies and actions against unemployment and reinforcing the European economic governance framework.

Upgrading the support provided by Member States' public employment services to young people is particularly important for the practical implementation of the Youth Guarantee, the ambitious EU-wide reform aiming to help all jobless people under 25 to find employment. The new network's Board met on the 23 September 2014 for the first time in Brussels.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: European employment strategy: Public employment services http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=105&langId=en

ESO: Background information: Employment: Commission welcomes adoption of Decision to improve cooperation between public employment services http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-employment-commission-welcomes-adoption-of-decision-to-improve-cooperation-between-public-employment-services/

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/571: The EU Youth Guarantee http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-571_en.htm

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